Eternal Monarch, King Most High

Eternal Mon­arch

King most high

Whose blood hath brought re­demp­tion nigh

By whom the death of Death was wrought

And con­quer­ing grace’s bat­tle fought.

Ascending to the throne of might

And seat­ed at the Fa­ther’s right

All pow­er in Heav’n is Je­su’s own

That here His man­hood had not known.

That so

in na­ture’s tri­ple frame

Each heav’n­ly and each earth­ly name

And things in hell’s abyss ab­horred

May bend the knee and own Him Lord.

Yea

an­gels trem­ble when they see

How changed is our hu­man­ity;

That flesh hath purged what flesh had stained

And God

the Flesh of God

hath reigned.

Be Thou our joy and strong de­fense

Who art our fu­ture re­com­pense;

So shall the light that springs from Thee

Be ours through all eter­ni­ty.

O ris­en Christ

as­cend­ed Lord

All praise to Thee let earth ac­cord

Who art

while end­less ag­es run

With Fa­ther and with Spir­it One.