NCH 217
Christ is King of earth and heaven!
Hymn Text
Verse 1
Christ is King of earth and heaven!
Let his subjects all proclaim,
In the splendor of his temple
Honour to his holy name.
Let his subjects all proclaim,
In the splendor of his temple
Honour to his holy name.
Verse 2
Christ is King! No soul created
Can refuse to bend the knee
To the God made Man who reigneth,
As t’was promised from the tree.
Can refuse to bend the knee
To the God made Man who reigneth,
As t’was promised from the tree.
Verse 3
Christ is King! Let humble sorrow
For our past neglect atone
For the lack of faithful service,
To the Master whom we own.
For our past neglect atone
For the lack of faithful service,
To the Master whom we own.
Verse 4
Chris is King! Let joy and gladness
Greet him; let his courts resound,
With the praise of faithful subjects,
to his love in honour bound.
Greet him; let his courts resound,
With the praise of faithful subjects,
to his love in honour bound.
Verse 5
Christ is King! In health and sickness
Till we breathe our latest breath,
Till we greet in highest heaven,
Christ the victor over death.
Till we breathe our latest breath,
Till we greet in highest heaven,
Christ the victor over death.
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