127    148th     C. Wesley
The Kingdom of Christ. John 1. 49; Phil. 4. 4

1 Rejoice, the Lord is King;
  Your God and King adore;
  Mortals, give thanks and sing,
  And triumph ever more.
  Lift up the heart, lift up the voice;
  Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice.

2 Rejoice, the Saviour reigns,
  The God of truth and love;
  When he had purged our stains,
  He took his seat above;
  Lift up the heart, lift up the voice;
  Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice.

3 His kingdom cannot fail;
  He rules o’er earth and heaven;
  The keys of death and hell
  Are to our Jesus given;
  Lift up the heart, lift up the voice;
  Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice.

4 [He all his foes shall quell;
  Shall all our sins destroy;
  And every bosom swell
  With pure seraphic joy;
  Lift up the heart, lift up the voice;
  Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice.]

5 Rejoice in glorious hope,
  Jesus, the Judge, shall come,
  And take his servants up
  To their eternal home;
  We soon shall hear the Archangel’s voice;
  The trump of God shall sound, Rejoice!