Spirit of the Psalms
Psalm 24
Charles Wesley
Our Lord is risen from the dead;
Our Jesus is gone up on high;
The powers of hell are captive led—
Dragg'd to the portals of the sky.
2 There His triumphal chariot waits,
And angels chant the solemn lay;—
"Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates!
Ye everlasting doors, give way."
3 Loose all your bars of massy light,
And wide unfold the ethereal scene;
He claims those mansions as His right:—
Receive the King of Glory in.
4 "Who is the King of Glory, who?"
The Lord, that all His foes o'ercame;
The world, sin, death, and hell o'erthrew,
And Jesus is the Conqueror's name.
5 Lo! His triumphal chariot waits,
And angels chant the solemn lay;
"Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates!
Ye everlasting doors, give way!"
6 "Who is the King of Glory, who?"
The Lord, of glorious power possess'd,
The King of saints an angels too:
God over all, for ever bless'd!
Charles Wesley, 1741.
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Poetry of the Psalms
The "Poetry of the Psalms" is a collection of poems expressing the struggles, fears, anger, joy and love revealed in the Psalms of the Bible. They were written over hundreds of years by various authors, including Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, George Burgess, Charles Spurgeon, Abraham Coles, Augustus Toplady, Tate and Brady.
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