1 Now for a tune of lofty praise
To great Jehovah's equal Son!
Awake my voice in heav'nly lays,
Tell the loud wonders he hath done.

2 Sing how he left the worlds of light,
And the bright robes he wore above;
How swift and joyful was his flight,
On wings of everlasting love.

3 Down to this base, this sinful earth,
He came to raise our nature high;
He came t' atone Almighty wrath,
Jesus, the God, was born to die.

4 Hell and its lions roar'd around,
His precious blood the monsters spilt;
While weighty sorrows press'd him down,
Large as the loads of all our guilt.

5 Deep in the shades of gloomy death
Th' Almighty captive pris'ner lay;
Th' Almighty captive left the earth,
And rose to everlasting day.

6 Lift up your eyes, ye sons of light,
Up to his throne of shining grace;
See what immortal glories sit,
Round the sweet beauties of his face.

7 Amongst a thousand harps and songs,
Jesus the God exalted reigns;
His sacred name fills all their tongues,
And echoes through the heav'nly plains!