127. Thou art gone up on high

1 Thou art gone up on high
To mansions in the skies;
And round Thy throne unceasingly
The songs of praise arise:
But we are lingering here,
With sin and care opprest;
Lord, send Thy promised Comforter,
And lead us to Thy rest.

2 Thou art gone up on high;
But Thou didst first come down,
Through earth's most bitter agony,
To pass unto Thy crown;
And girt with griefs and fears
Our onward course must be;
But only let that path of tears
Lead us at last to Thee.

3 Thou art gone up on high;
But Thou shalt come again,
With all the bright ones of the sky
Attendant in Thy train.
Lord, by Thy saving power,
So make us live and die,
That we may stand, in that dread hour,
At Thy right hand on high.

Text Information
First Line: Thou art gone up on high
Author: E. Toke
Language: English
Publication Date: 1920
Topic: Lent: Ascensiontide
Tune Information
Name: OLIVET
Composer: J. B. Dykes
Meter: S.M.D.
Key: G Major or modal



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