I beheld Satan as lightning fall from Heaven.
Luke 10:18
Words: Isaac Watts, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707–09, Book 2, number 89, alt. Christ’s victory over Satan.
Music: Manoah Giaochino A. Rossini (1792–1868). Arranged by Henry W. Greatorex in Collection of Church Music, 1851 (🔊 pdf nwc).
Hosanna to our conquering king!
The prince of darkness flies,
His troops rush headlong down to hell,
Like lightning from the skies.
There, bound in chains, the lions roar,
And fright the rescued sheep.
But heavy bars confine their power
And malice to the deep.
Hosanna to our conquering king!
All hail, incarnate Love!
Ten thousand songs and glories wait
To crown Thy head above.
Thy victories and deathless fame
Throughout the world shall run,
And everlasting ages sing
The triumphs Thou hast won.