Scripture Verse

I am He that…was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore. Revelation 1:18

Introduction

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John Stainer (1840–1901)

Words: Pos­si­bly Row­land Hill (1744–1833). This hymn ap­peared in the Sup­ple­ment to his Psalms and Hymns, 1796.

Music: Rest (Stain­er) John Stain­er, 1875 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

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Rowland Hill (1744–1833)

Lyrics

We sing His love, who once was slain,
Who soon o’er death revived again,
That all His saints through Him might have
Eternal conquests o’er the grave.

Refrain

Soon shall the trumpet sound, and we
Shall rise to immortality.

The saints who now with Je­sus sleep
His own al­migh­ty power shall keep,
Till dawns the bright illustrious day
When death itself shall die away.

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How loud shall our glad voices sing,
When Christ His ris­en saints shall bring,
From beds of dust and silent clay,
To realms of ev­er­last­ing day!

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When Je­sus we in glo­ry meet,
Our utmost joys shall be complete,
When landed on that heavenly shore,
Death and the curse will be no more.

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Hasten, dear Lord, the glo­ri­ous day,
And this delightful scene display,
When all Thy saints from death shall rise
Raptured in bliss beyond the skies.

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