{"id":296,"date":"2007-10-23T15:52:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-23T19:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rayvanneste.com\/?p=296"},"modified":"2013-06-27T14:49:26","modified_gmt":"2013-06-27T18:49:26","slug":"rejoice-the-lord-is-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rayvanneste.com\/?p=296","title":{"rendered":"Rejoice, the Lord is King!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I mentioned in a previous post<\/a> having preached last week in our chapel on Psalm 97. Charles Wesley’s hymn, “Rejoice, the Lord is King”\u009d is a wonderful exposition of the truth of this psalm. The ground of all our joy is the fact that “Jesus, the savior reigns”\u009d. This hymn is rich for meditation as it communicates these biblical truths, particularly the benefits of knowing God’s providence. Here are the lyrics including verses typically left out of hymnals.<\/p>\n

Rejoice, the Lord is King! Your Lord and King adore;
\nMortals give thanks and sing, and triumph evermore;
\nLift up your heart, lift up your voice;
\nRejoice, again I say, rejoice!<\/p>\n

Jesus, the Savior, reigns, the God of truth and love;
\nWhen He had purged our stains He took His seat above;
\nLift up your heart, lift up your voice;
\nRejoice, again I say, rejoice!<\/p>\n

His kingdom cannot fail, He rules o’er earth and Heav’n,
\nThe keys of death and hell are to our Jesus giv’n;
\nLift up your heart, lift up your voice;
\nRejoice, again I say, rejoice!<\/p>\n

He sits at God’s right hand till all His foes submit,
\nAnd bow to His command, and fall beneath His feet:
\nLift up your heart, lift up your voice;
\nRejoice, again I say, rejoice!<\/p>\n

He all His foes shall quell, shall all our sins destroy,
\nAnd every bosom swell with pure seraphic joy;
\nLift up your heart, lift up your voice,
\nRejoice, again I say, rejoice!<\/p>\n

Rejoice in glorious hope! Jesus the Judge shall come,
\nAnd take His servants up to their eternal home.
\nWe soon shall hear th’ archangel’s voice;
\nThe trump of God shall sound, rejoice!<\/p>\n

Words: Charles Wes\u00adley, Mor\u00adal and Sac\u00adred Po\u00adems, 1744<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I mentioned in a previous post having preached last week in our chapel on Psalm 97. Charles Wesley’s hymn, “Rejoice, the Lord is King”\u009d is a wonderful exposition of the truth of this psalm. The ground of all our joy is the fact that “Jesus, the savior reigns”\u009d. This hymn is rich for meditation as …<\/p>\n

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