Christ, Enthroned in Highest Heaven

Christ

en­throned in high­est Heav­en

Hear us cry­ing from the deep

For the faith­ful ones de­part­ed

For the souls of all that sleep;

As Thy kneel­ing Church en­treat­eth

Hearken

Shep­herd of the sheep.

King of Glo­ry

hear our voic­es

Grant Thy faith­ful rest

we pray;

We have sinned

and may not bide it

If Thou mark our steps as­tray;

Yet we plead the sav­ing Vic­tim

Which for them we bring to­day.

That which Thou Thy­self hast of­fered

To Thy Fa­ther

of­fer we;

Let it win for them a bless­ing

Bless them

Je­su

set them free;

They are Thine

they wait in pa­tience;

Merciful and gra­cious be.

They are Thine

O take them quick­ly

Thou their Hope

O raise them high;

Ever hop­ing

ev­er trust­ing

Unto Thee they strive and cry;

Day and night

both morn and ev­en

Be

O Christ

their Guard­ian nigh.

Let Thy plen­te­ous lov­ing-kind­ness

On them

as we pray

be poured;

Let them through Thy bound­less mer­cy

From all ev­il be re­stored;

Hearken to the voic­es plead­ing

Of Thy Church

O gra­cious Lord.

Hear and an­swer pray­ers de­vout­est

Break

O Lord

each bind­ing chain

Dash the gates of death asun­der

Quell the dev­il and his train;

Bring the souls which Thou hast ran­somed

Evermore in joy to reign.