Lord, enthroned in
heavenly splendour |
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Tune: |
Rhuddlan |
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Metre: |
8787 87 |
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Lord,
enthroned in heavenly splendour,
First-begotten
from the dead,
Thou
alone, our strong defender,
Liftest
up thy people’s head.
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Jesus,
true and living Bread.
Here
our humble homage pay we;
Here
in loving reverence bow;
Here
for faith’s discernment pray we,
Lest
we fail to know thee now.
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Thou
art here, we ask not how.
Though
the lowliest form doth veil thee,
As
of old in Bethlehem,
Here
as there thine angels hail thee,
Branch
and Flower of Jesse’s stem.
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
We
in worship join with them.
Paschal
Lamb, thine offering, finished
Once
for all when thou wast slain,
In
its fullness undiminished
Shall
for evermore remain,
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Cleansing
souls from every stain.
Life-imparting,
heavenly Manna,
Stricken
Rock with streaming side,
Heaven
and earth with loud hosanna
Worship
thee, the Lamb who died,
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Risen,
ascended, glorified.
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