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62b. O Christ, our King, Creator, Lord

1 O Christ, our King, Creator, Lord,
Saviour of all who trust thy word,
To them who seek thee ever near,
Now to our praises bend thine ear.

2 In thy dear Cross a grace is found,
It flows from every streaming wound,
Whose power our inbred sin controls,
Breaks the firm bond, and frees our souls.

3 Thou didst create the stars of night,
Yet thou hast veiled in flesh thy light,
Hast deigned a mortal form to wear,
A mortal's painful lot to bear. A-men.

4 When thou didst hang upon the Tree
The quaking earth acknowledged thee,
When thou didst there yield up thy breath
The world grew dark as shades of death.

5 Now in the Father's glory high,
Great Conqueror, never more to die,
Us by thy mighty power defend,
And reign through ages without end.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: O Christ, our King, Creator, Lord
Author: St. Gregory, 540 - 604
Translator: Ray Palmer, 1808 - 87
Language: English
Publication Date: 1958
Topic: The Church Year: Lent; The Church Year: Palm Sunday
Tune Information
Name: GRACE CHURCH
Composer: Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, 1757 - 1831
Key: F Major



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