Jesus, Our Lord, Ascend Thy Throne

Jesus

our Lord

as­cend Thy throne

And near the Fa­ther sit;

In Zi­on shall Thy pow­er be known

And make Thy foes sub­mit.

What won­ders shall Thy Gos­pel do!

Thy con­verts shall sur­pass

The nu­mer­ous drops of morn­ing dew

And own Thy sov­er­eign grace.

God hath pro­nounced a firm de­cree

Nor chang­es what He swore:

“Eternal shall Thy priest­hood be

When Ad­am is no more.

Melchizedek

that won­drous priest

That king of high de­gree

That ho­ly man who Ab­ra­ham blest

Was but a type of Thee.

Jesus our priest for ev­er lives

To plead for us ab­ove;

Jesus our king for ev­er gives

The bless­ings of His love.

God shall ex­alt His glo­ri­ous head

And His high throne main­tain;

Shall strike the pow­ers and princ­es dead

Who dare op­pose His reign.