Hymn
Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand
Ten thousand times ten thousand,
In sparkling raiment bright,
The armies of the ransomed saints
Throng up the steeps of light:
'Tis finished, all is finished,
Their fight with death and sin;
Fling open wide the golden gates
And let the victors in.
What rush of alleluias
Fills all the earth and sky!
What ringing of a thousand harps
Bespeaks the triumph nigh!
O day for which creation
And all its tribes were made!
O joy, for all its former woes
A thousand-fold repaid!
O then what raptured greetings
On Canaan's happy shore,
Where severed friendships are restored
And partings are no more.
Then eyes with joy shall sparkle,
That brimmed with tears of late;
Orphans no longer fatherless
Nor widows desolate.
Bring near Thy great salvation,
Thou Lamb for sinners slain;
Fill up the roll of Thine elect,
Then take Thy pow'r and reign.
Appear, Desire of nations!
Thine exiles long for home;
Show in the heav'ns Thy promised sign;
Thou Prince and Savior, come!
Amen.
Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/ten-thousand-times-ten-thousand
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Who wrote Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand?
The words of Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand were written by Henry Alford; the version here was published in 1930. The library holds 2 more hymns by Henry Alford, including Come, Ye Thankful People, Come and Forward! be Our Watchword.
Is Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand public domain?
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What is the metre of Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand?
Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand is in 7.6.8.6 D.