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Text:Christ's Ascension, and the Gift of theSpirit

68b. Christ's Ascension, and the Gift of theSpirit

1 Lord when thou didst ascend on high,
Ten thousand angels fill the sky;
Those heav'nly guards around thee wait,
Like chariots that attend thy state.

2 Not Sinai's mountain could appear
More glorious when the Lord was there;
While he pronounc'd his dreadful law,
And struck the chosen tribes with awe.

3 How bright the triumph none can tell,
When the rebellious pow'rs of hell,
That thousand souls had captive made,
Were all in chains like captives led.

4 Rais'd by his father to the throne,
He sent the promis'd Spirit down,
With gifts and grace for rebel-men,
That God might dwell on earth again.

Text Information
First Line: Lord when thou didst ascend on high
Title: Christ's Ascension, and the Gift of theSpirit
Meter: Long Metre
Language: English
Publication Date: 1793
Scripture:
Notes: Now Public Domain. Second Part
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