Adventist Pioneer Library

Christ — Resurrection and Ascension

Angels! roll the rock away

  • No. 341
  • Words Thomas Scott.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Angels! roll the rock away;Death! yield up thy mighty prey;See! the Saviour leaves the tomb,Glowing with immortal bloom.

2

Hark! the wondering angels raiseLouder notes of joyful praise;Let the earth's remotest boundEcho with the blissful sound.

3

Saints on earth lift up your eyes;Now to glory see him riseIn long triumph through the sky,Up to waiting worlds on high.

4

Heaven unfolds its portals wide!Mighty Conqueror! through them ride;King of glory! mount thy throne,Boundless empire is thine own.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «341» (large) at the head of the right column of p. 113, with the reference line «15, 37, 407.» in bold italic figures beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 15, 37 or 407). Four numbered stanzas of four lines, all lines at the same margin (no indentation), «Thomas Scott.» in italics at the end. The first word «ANGELS» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «!» and «;» («ANGELS !», «away ;», «Death !», «prey ;», «See !», «Hark !», «praise ;», «eyes ;», «wide !», «Conqueror !», «ride ;», «glory !»); they are closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is 7s, four lines).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Christ — Resurrection and Ascension · No. 341 · printed page 113
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01