- F Sopranino Recorder (Soprano Line 8va)
- C Soprano Recorder (Alto Line 8va)
- F Alto Recorder (Soprano Line & Tenor Line 8va)
- C Tenor Recorder (Alto Line & Bass Line 8va)
- F Bass Recorder (Tenor Line)
- C Great Bass Recorder (Bass Line)
- Verse 1
- Rejoice, the Lord is King!
- Your Lord and King adore;
- Mortals give thanks and sing;
- And triumph evermore:
- Refrain
- Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice,
- Rejoice, again, I say rejoice!
- Verse 2
- Jesus the Saviour reigns,
- The God of truth and love,
- When He had purg’d our stains
- He took His seat above:
- Refrain
- Verse 3
- His kingdom cannot fail,
- He rules o’er earth and heav’n;
- The keys of death and hell
- Are to our Jesus giv’n:
- Refrain
- Verse 4
- He sits at Gods right-hand,
- Till all His foes submit;
- And bow to His command,
- And fall beneath His feet:
- Refrain
- Verse 5
- He all His foes shall quell,
- Shall all our sins destroy;
- And every bosom swell
- With pure seraphic joy:1
- Refrain
- Verse 6
- Rejoice in glorious hope,
- Jesus the Judge shall come;
- And take His servants up
- To their eternal home:
- Refrain
- We soon shall hear the archangel’s voice,
- The trump of God shall sound rejoice!
- July 2 entry for the 2022 Weekly Hymns Challenge.
- Darwall’s 148th composed 1770 by John Darwall (1731-1789).
- Lyrics written 1744 by Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
- Hymn #112 in The Hymnary Of The United Church of Canada