O thou eternal King most high
Who didst the world redeem,
And conqu’ring death and hell, receive
A dignity supreme.
thou, through the stary orbs, this day,
Didst to thy throne ascend;
Thenceforth to reign in sov'reign pow'r
And glory without end.

There, seated in thy majesty,
to thee submissive bow
The heav'n of heav'ns, the earth beneath,
The realms of hell below.
With trembling there the angels see
The changed estate of man,
The flesh which sinned by flesh redeemed
Man in the Godhead reign.

There, waiting for thy faithful souls,
Be thou to us, O Lord,
Our joy of joys while here we stay,
In heav'n our great reward.
renew our stregth, our sins forgive;
our miseries efface
And lift our souls aloft to thee,
By thy celestial grace.

So, when thou shinest on the clouds,
With thy angelic train,
May we be saved from deadly doom
And our lost crown regain.
To Christ returning gloriously
With victory to heav’n,
praise with the Father evermore
And Holy Ghost be giv’n.