The Voice of Praise ‎#208

208. Our Lord is risen from the dead

1 Our Lord is risen from the dead,
Our Jesus is gone up on high;
The powers of hell are captive led,
Dragged to the portals of the sky.

2 There his triumphal chariot waits,
And angels chant the solemn lay:
Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates!
Ye everlasting doors, give way!

3 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.

4 Who is the King of glory, who?
The Lord that all our foes o'ercame;
That sin, and death, and hell o'erthrew;
And Jesus is the conqueror's name.

5 Lo! his triumphal chariot waits,
And angels chant the solemn lay:
Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates!
Ye everlasting doors, give way!

6 Who is the King of glory, who?
The Lord of boundless power possessed;
The King of saints and angels too;
God over all forever blessed.

Text Information

• First Line: Our Lord is risen from the dead
• Author: C. Wesley
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  Psalm 24
• Topic: Christ: Resurrection and Ascension; His Ascension and Glory

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