Thou Art Gone Up On High

Thou art gone up on high To mansions in the skies

Author: Emma Leslie Toke (1851)
Published in 139 hymnals

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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 oppressed;
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 misery
to pass unto thy crown;
and girt with griefs and fears
our onward course must be;
but only let this 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.

Source: CPWI Hymnal #198

Author: Emma Leslie Toke

Mrs. Toke is the wife of the Rev. Nicholas Toke, Rector of Godington, Ashford, Kent. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872.… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Thou art gone up on high To mansions in the skies
Title: Thou Art Gone Up On High
Author: Emma Leslie Toke (1851)
Meter: 6.6.8.6 D
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Thou art [hast] gone up on high, To mansions, &c. Emma Toke, née Leslie. [Ascension.] Written in 1851, and contributed anonymously to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Hymns for Public Worship, 1852, No. 61, in 3 stanzas of 4 lines; and again in later editions of the same collection. Its use is very extensive in most English-speaking countries. The text is seldom altered, a marked instance to the contrary, however, being the Hymnary, 1872. In Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1861, stanza i., 1. 2, reads "To realms"; but in the 1875 edition the original reading " To mansions" is restored.
In 1871, Mrs. Toke slightly altered the text for the Rev. R. Judd's Sunday School Liturgy & Hymn Book, No. 62 (Halifax), and wrote at the same time the following additional verse, which is given in Judd's collection as the first:—

"Thou hast gone up on high!
Triumphant o'er the grave,
And captive led captivity,
Thy ransomed ones to save.
Thou hast gone up on high!
Oh! help us to ascend,
And there with Thee continually,
In heart and spirit blend."

This stanza is practically unknown to compilers, and is not in general use.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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A Church Hymn Book #74

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A Church hymnal #304

A Church of England Hymn Book #197

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A Collection of Hymns #94

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A Selection of Spiritual Songs #319

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An Evening Service Book #19

Book of Common Praise #d581

Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir #d900

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Children's Hymns with Tunes #74

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Christian Chorals #101

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Church Harmonies #285

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Church Hymnal #107

Church Hymnal, Fourth Edition #152

Church Hymnal, Third Edition #166

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Church Hymns and Tunes #188

Church Hymns with Tunes #525

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Church Hymns #188a

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Church Hymns #188b

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College Hymnal #99

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Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #123

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CPWI Hymnal #198

Cross and Crown for Catholic Sunday Schools, Concerts, Sodalities, etc. #d50

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Devotional hymns #S63

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Hymnal and Canticles of the Protestant Episcopal Church with Music (Gilbert & Goodrich) #113

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Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #244

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book with Accompanying Tunes (Second Edition) #177

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #177

Hymnal for children #d219

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #236

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #236

Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church #[315]

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Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church in Canada #62

Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church in Canada with Accompanying Tunes #d300

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Hymnal with Music for Children #191

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Hymnal with Music for Children #191

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Hymnal #113

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Hymnal #113

Hymns Ancient and Modern (Standard ed.) #149

Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Edition #174

Hymns Ancient and Modern, Revised #149

Hymns Ancient and Modern #124

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Hymns and Chorales #116

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Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #278

Hymns for Public Worship in the Diocese of Fredericton. 2nd ed. #d205

Hymns for Social Worship, Compiled for the Use of Canadian Baptist Churches #d294

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Hymns for the Reformed Church in the United States #245

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #314

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Hymns for the Worship of God #68

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Hymns of Praise and Patriotism #63

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Hymns of the Church Universal #139

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Hymns of the Church, Ancient and Modern #64

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Hymns of the Faith #125

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In Excelsis #311

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In Excelsis #a311

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Laudes Domini #438

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #1497

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Our New Hymnal #34

Our Service of Song #d261

Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d701

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #546

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Songs for the Lord's House #173

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #352

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #352

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #352

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Songs for the Sanctuary #352

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Songs for the Sanctuary #352

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Songs for the Sanctuary #352

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Songs of Praise #47

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Songs of Worship #152

Sunday School Hymns #d151

Sunday School Hymns and Tunes #d98

Sunday School Service and Hymn Book arranged by the Sunday School Committee #d163

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Sursum Corda #228a

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Sursum Corda #228b

The Advent Christian Hymnal #d889

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The Baptist Hymnal, for Use in the Church and Home #140

The Baptist Hymnal #140

The Baptist Hymnal. Shaped notes ed. #d590

The Book of Common Praise #d600

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The Book of Common Praise #186

The Book of Praise #d371

The Book of Praise #230

The Book of Praise for Church, School and Home #79

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The Book of Praise for Sunday Schools #79

The Book of Praise #d786

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The Book of Worship #187

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The Book of Worship #149

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The Chapel Hymnal with Tunes #97

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The Choral Hymnal #132

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The Church Hymnal with Canticles #113

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The Church Hymnal #99

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The Church Hymnal #127

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The Church Hymnal #373a

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The Church Hymnal #373b

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The Church Hymnal #373a

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The Church Hymnal #373b

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The Church Hymnary #86

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The Church Hymnary #312

The Church of God Selection of Spiritual Songs for the Church and Choir #d897

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