20. Arise, the Kingdom Is at Hand

1 Arise, the kingdom is at hand,
The King is drawing nigh;
Arise with joy, thou faithful band,
To meet the Lord Most High,
To meet the Lord Most High!

2 Look up, ye souls weighed down with care,
The Sovereign is not far;
Look up, faint hearts, from your despair,
Behold the Morning Star!
Behold the Morning Star!

3 Look up, ye drooping hearts, to-day!
The King is very near:
O cast your griefs and fears away,
For lo, your Help is here!
For lo, your Help is here!

4 Hope on, O ye broken hearts, at last!
The King comes in His might;
He loved us in the ages past,
When we lay wrapped in night,
When we lay wrapped in night.

5 Now fear and wrath to joy give place,
Our sorrows now are o'er,
Since God hath made us, in His grace,
His children evermore,
His children evermore.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Arise, the kingdom is at hand
Title: Arise, the Kingdom Is at Hand
Author: Johann Rist (1651)
Translator: Miss Catherine Winkworth
Meter: C. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1937
Scripture:
Topic: Church Year: Advent; Advent, First Sunday; Advent, Second Sunday (6 more...)
Tune Information
Name: CHRISTMAS
Composer: George Frederick Handel (1728)
Meter: C. M.
Key: D Major



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