Scripture Verse

I…heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. Revelation 5:11

Introduction

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Thomas Kelly (1769–1855)

Words: Tho­mas Kel­ly, Hymns, se­cond edi­tion, 1806.

Music: Har­well Lo­well Ma­son, 1840 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lowell Mason (1792–1872)

Lyrics

Hark, ten thou­sand harps and voic­es
Sound the note of praise above!
Jesus reigns, and Heav’n re­joic­es,
Jesus reigns, the God of love;
See, He sits on yon­der throne;
Jesus rules the world alone.

Refrain

Hallelujah! Hal­le­lu­jah!
Hallelujah! Amen!

Well may an­gels, bright and glo­ri­ous,
Sing the prais­es of the Lamb;
While on earth, He proved vic­to­ri­ous;
Now He bears a match­less name.
Well may an­gels sing of Him:
Heav’n sup­plies no rich­er theme.

Refrain

Come, ye saints, unite your prais­es
With the an­gels round His throne;
Soon, we hope, our God will raise us
To the place where He is gone.
Meet it is that we should sing,
Glory, glo­ry, to our king!

Refrain

Sing how Je­sus came from Hea­ven,
How He bore the cross be­low,
How all pow­er to Him is giv­en,
How He reigns in glo­ry now.
’Tis a great and end­less theme
O, ’tis sweet to sing of Him.

Refrain

Jesus, hail! Whose glo­ry bright­ens
All above, and gives it worth;
Lord of life, Thy smile en­light­ens,
Cheers, and charms Thy saints on earth;
When we think of love like Thine,
Lord, we own it love di­vine.

Refrain

King of glo­ry, reign for­ev­er!
Thine an ev­er­last­ing crown.
Nothing from Thy love shall se­ver
Those whom Thou hast made Thine own:
Happy ob­jects of Thy grace,
Destined to be­hold Thy face.

Refrain

Savior, hast­en Thine ap­pear­ing;
Bring, O bring the glo­ri­ous day,
When, the aw­ful sum­mons bear­ing,
Heaven and earth shall pass away;
Then with gold­en harps we’ll sing,
Glory, glo­ry to our king!

Refrain