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Lyrics and Information

Rejoice, the Lord is King

Words by Charles Wesley (1707-1788), 1744
Tune: DARWALL’S 148TH, by John Darwall, 1770
Key signature: D major (2 sharps)
Time signature: 4/4
Meter: Irregular
Public Domain
Organ Performance at Hymns Without Words
1. Rejoice, the Lord is King! Your Lord and King adore. Rejoice, give thanks, and sing and triumph evermore.
Refrain: Lift up your heart! lift up your voice; rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
2. Our Savior, Jesus, reigns, the God of truth and love; when He had purged our stains he took his seat above:
3. His kingdom cannot fail, he rules o’er earth and heav’n, the keys of death and hell are to our Jesus giv’n:
4. Rejoice in glorious hope, for Christ the Judge shall come to gather all his saints to their eternal home: