Verse 1
Hail the day that sees Him
rise.
Alleluia!
To His throne above the skies:
Alleluia!
Christ, the Lamb for sinners given.
Alleluia!
Enters now the highest heaven.
Alleluia!
Verse 2
There the glorious triumph waits
Lifts your heads, eternal gates;
He hath conquered death and sin;
Take the King of glory in.
Verse 3
Lo! the heaven its Lord receives.
Yet He loves the earth He leaves:
Though returning to His throne.
Still He calls mankind His own.
Verse 4
See! He lifts His hands above:
See! He shows the prints of love;
Hark! His gracious lips bestow,
Blessings on His church below.
Verse 5
Still for us He intercedes
His prevailing death He pleads,
Near Himself prepares our place,
He the first-fruits of our race.
Verse 6
Lord, though parted from our sight
Far above the starry height,
Grant our hearts may thither rise,
Seeking Thee above the skies.
Charles Wesley.