131 ~ Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise
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Hail the day that sees Him rise, And ascend His native skies, Christ, awhile to mortals given, Enters now the gates of heaven.
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There the glorious triumph waits, Lift your heads, eternal gates, Christ hath vanquished death and sin; Take the King of glory in,
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See, the heaven its Lord receives! Yet He loves the earth He leaves; Though returning to His throne, Still He calls mankind His own.
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See, He lifts His hands above! See, He shows the prints of love! Hark! His gracious lips bestow, Blessings on His church below.
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Saviour, parted from our sight, High above yon azure height, Grant our hearts may thither rise, Following Thee beyond the skies.