222 - Ascension

1. Rejoice, the Lord of life ascends

in triumph from earth's battlefield:

his strife with human hatred ends,

as sin and death their conquests yield.

2. No more his mortal form we see;

he reigns invisible but near:

for in the midst of two or three

he makes his glorious presence clear.

3. He reigns, but with a love that shares

the troubles of our earthly life;

he takes upon his heart the cares,

the pain, and shame of human strife.

4. He reigns in heaven until the hour

when he, who once was crucified,

shall come in all love's glorious power

to rule the world for which he died.

Words: Albert F. Bayly (1901-1984) Music: Parker, Horatio Parker (1864-1919)