539    148th     W. Gadsby
“Rejoice in the Lord.” Joel 2. 23, 26; Ps. 32. 11

1 Christians, rejoice, and sing
  Your Maker’s lovely praise;
  He is your God and King,
  Ancient of endless days;
  He lives, he reigns, and sits above,
  The King of kings, and God of love.

2 No place can him contain;
  Immensity he fills;
  He measures, with a span,
  The world with all its hills;
  In heaven he reigns your God and King,
  And will you to his glory bring.

3 He saves you by his grace;
  O matchless grace indeed,
  That such a rebel race
  From sin and Satan’s freed!
  His mercy, truth, and justice join,
  To make you in full glory shine.

4 The time will shortly come,
  When you, with sweet surprise,
  Will find yourself at home
  With Christ, above the skies;
  With him to live, with him to reign,
  And never, never part again.