Christ — Resurrection and Ascension

Hail the day that sees him rise

No. 340
Words Charles Wesley.
Singing key G major
5 stanzas

Sung to PLEYEL (hymn 333)

Words

Hail the day that sees him rise,And ascend his native skies!Christ, awhile to mortals given,Enters now the gates of heaven.

There the glorious triumph waits;Lift your heads, eternal gates!Christ hath vanquished death and sin;Take the King of glory in.

See, the heaven its Lord receives!Yet he loves the earth he leaves;Though returning to his throne,Still he calls mankind his own.

See, he lifts his hands above!See, he shows the prints of love!Hark! his gracious lips bestowBlessings on his church below.

Saviour, parted from our sight,High above yon azure hight,Grant our hearts may thither rise,Following thee beyond the skies.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «340» (large) in the left column of p. 113, below hymn 339 («William B. Collyer.»), with the reference line «333, 407, 15.» in bold italic figures beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 333, 407 or 15). Five numbered stanzas of four lines, all lines at the same margin (no indentation), «Charles Wesley.» in italics at the end. The first word «HAIL» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «!» and «;» («skies !», «waits ;», «gates !», «sin ;», «receives !», «leaves ;», «above !», «love !», «Hark !»); they are closed up here. Spelling («hight»), punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is 7s, four lines).