He who once suf­fered now reign­eth a king,
High on His Fa­ther’s throne;
Pow’r and do­min­ion are gi­ven to Him,
Earth shall be His alone.
Vainly the wick­ed re­bel at His sway,
Own not His laws and re­fuse to ob­ey,
They shall be turned from His pre­sence away,
When He shall claim His own.

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Jesus is king, Mes­si­ah is king!
Gladly our trib­ute of prais­es we bring,
Blessèd the peo­ple who trust in His name,
Jesus our Lord is king!

Ye who are bur­dened and long for re­lease,
Yield to the King to­day!
Love is His law, and His king­dom is peace,
Blessings are in His sway.
Christ, our Re­deem­er, we wor­ship Thee here,
Praise Thee re­joic­ing and serve Thee with fear,
Soon may Thy glo­ri­ous king­dom app­ear,
Here on the earth, we pray!

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