Scripture Verse

All power is given unto Me in Heaven and in earth. Matthew 28:18

Introduction

Words: Un­known au­thor (Würz­burg, Ger­ma­ny: 13th Cen­tu­ry) (Tu Chris­te nos­trum gau­di­um, part of the longer Ae­ter­ne Rex al­tis­si­me). Trans­lat­ed from La­tin to Eng­lish by Lau­rence Hous­man in The Eng­lish Hym­nal (Lon­don: Ox­ford Uni­ver­si­ty Press, 1906).

Music: War­ring­ton Ralph Har­ris­on, 1784 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Har­ris­on (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Laurence Housman
(1865–1959)

Lyrics

O Christ, our joy, to whom is giv’n
A throne o’er all the thrones of Heav’n,
In Thee, whose hand all things ob­ey,
The world’s vain plea­sures pass away.

So, sup­pli­ants here, we seek to win
Thy par­don for Thy peo­ple’s sin,
That, by Thine all pre­vail­ing grace,
Uplifted, we may seek Thy face.

And when, all Heav’n be­neath Thee bowed,
Thou com’st to judg­ment throned in cloud,
Then from our guilt wash out the stain
And give us our lost crowns again.

Be Thou our joy and strong de­fense,
Who art our fu­ture re­com­pense:
So shall the light that springs from Thee
Be ours through all eter­ni­ty.

O ris­en, as­cend­ed Lord,
All praise to Thee let earth ac­cord,
Who art, while end­less ag­es run,
With Fa­ther and with Spir­it One.