2 The heavens with joy receive their Lord, 3 129 O earth! adore thy glorious King, Our great High Priest hath gone before, And still His love He giveth: Oh may our hearts to Him ascend, G OD is gone up with a merry noise With His own right hand and His holy arm 2 Now empty are the courts of death, 3 And He hath tamed the strength of hell, 4 God is gone up with a merry noise With His own right hand and His holy arm H 130 E is gone-beyond the skies, A cloud receives Him from our eyes; 2 He is gone-and we return, With welcome shout His coming feet; 3 He is gone-and we remain 4 He is gone-we heard Him say, Though Himself no more we see, No! His Spirit still is ours, 5 He is gone-towards their goal 6 He is gone but we once more In the heaven of heavens the same, prepare: 7 He is gone-but, not in vain, 131 2 3 YE who love the Lord, And feel His quickening power, Unite with one accord His goodness to adore; To heaven and earth aloud proclaim He left His throne above, Came down on wings of love, And wept, and bled, and died: The pangs He bore what tongue can tell, He burst the grave; He rose Up through the heavens the Conqueror rode 4 He soon again will come His chariot will not stay To take His children home To realms of endless day: We there shall see Him face to face, 132 (OME, Holy Ghost, eternal God, Both from the Father and the Son- 2 Visit our minds, into our hearts 3 Thou art the very Comforter In grief and all distress; The heavenly gift of God most high, 4 The fountain and the living spring The fire so bright, the love so sweet, 5 Thou in Thy gifts art manifold, By them Christ's Church doth stand; In faithful hearts Thou writ'st Thy law, The finger of God's hand. 6 According to Thy promise, Lord, That through Thy help God's praises may. |