Now for a Tune of Lofty Praise

Verse 1

Now for a tune of lofty praise
To great Jehovah’s equal Son!
Awake, my voice, in heavenly lays,
Tell the loud wonders he hath done.

Verse 2

Sing how he left the worlds of light
And the bright robes he wore above,
How swift and joyful was his flight
On wings of everlasting love.

Verse 3

Down to this base, this sinful earth
He came to raise our nature high;
He came t’ atone almighty wrath;
Jesus the God was born to die.]

Verse 4

[Hell and its lions roar’d around,
His precious blood the monsters spilt,
While weighty sorrows press’d him down,
Large as the loads of all our guilt.]

Verse 5

Deep in the shades of gloomy death
Th’ almighty Captive pris’ner lay;
Th’ almighty Captive left the earth,
And rose to everlasting day.

Verse 6

Lift up your eyes, ye sons of light,
Up to his throne of shining grace,
See what immortal glories sit
Round the sweet beauties of his face.

Verse 7

Amongst a thousand harps and songs
Jesus the God exalted reigns,
His sacred Name fills all their tongues
And echoes thro’ the heavenly plains!