The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3964

3964. Lord, When Thou Didst Ascend on High

1. Lord, when Thou didst ascend on high,
Ten thousand angels filled the sky;
Those heavenly guards around Thee wait,
Like chariots that attend Thy state.

2. Not Sinai’s mountain could appear
More glorious when the Lord was there;
While He pronounced His dreadful law,
And struck the chosen tribes with awe.

3. How bright the triumph none can tell,
When the rebellious powers of hell,
That thousand souls had captive made,
Were all in chains like captives led.

4. Raised by His Father to the throne,
He sent the promised Spirit down
With gifts and grace for rebel men
That God might dwell on earth again.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, when Thou didst ascend on high
• Title: Lord, When Thou Didst Ascend on High
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: The Psalms of David, 1719
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: TRURO
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 13456 71515 43214
• Key: C Major
• Source: Psalm­o­dia Evan­gel­i­ca, by Thom­as Will­iams, 1789
• Copyright: Public Domain