Hymn
The Heavens Receive the Body of Jesus
Our Lord is risen from the dead;
Our Savior is gone up on high;
The pow'rs of hell are captive led,
Dragged to the portals of the sky.
There His triumphal chariot waits,
And angels chant the solemn lay:
"Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates,
Ye everlasting doors, give way!"
Loose all your bars of massy light,
And wide unfold the radiant scene;
He claims those mansions as His right;
Receive the King of glory in.
Who is the King of glory, who?
The Lord of glorious pow'r possessed,
The King of saints and angels too,
God over all, forever blessed.
The Heavens Receive the Body of Jesus — Text from Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.), 1928. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-heavens-receive-the-body-of-jesus
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Heavens Receive the Body of Jesus?
The words of The Heavens Receive the Body of Jesus were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1928. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including The Solemn Midnight Cry and In Hope, Believing Against Hope.
Is The Heavens Receive the Body of Jesus public domain?
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What is the metre of The Heavens Receive the Body of Jesus?
The Heavens Receive the Body of Jesus is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, In Hope, Believing Against Hope, The All-Seeing God and Advice to Youth.