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Sunday after Ascension-Day.

King of glory, God of grace! Thine almighty power we trace; Thine almighty love we sing in our Savior’s triumphing. King of glory, God of love! Seated on His throne above, welcomed to His heavenly state, myriad angels on Him wait. King of glory, God of power! Wondrous that triumphant hour: Thine exalted name we praise, and fresh supplications raise. Look upon our helpless state; leave us not long desolate; we beseech Thee, quickly send promised aid us to befriend. Seal us to Thy Righteousness; send the Comforter to bless; peace into our hearts to pour, quicken us forevermore. Sanctify our hearts from sin; make and keep us pure within; fill us with the fire of love; raise us to our place above. Many mansions bright and fair Christ ascended to prepare; let the Holy Ghost be given to prepare our souls for heaven. Christ the Lord is gone before, liveth, reigneth evermore, Father, Spirit, One with Thee, Trinity in Unity.

1 King of glory, God of grace!
Thine almighty power we trace;
Thine almighty love we sing
in our Savior’s triumphing.
King of glory, God of love!
Seated on His throne above,
welcomed to His heavenly state,
myriad angels on Him wait.
2 King of glory, God of power!
Wondrous that triumphant hour:
Thine exalted name we praise,
and fresh supplications raise.
Look upon our helpless state;
leave us not long desolate;
we beseech Thee, quickly send
promised aid us to befriend.
3 Seal us to Thy Righteousness;
send the Comforter to bless;
peace into our hearts to pour,
quicken us forevermore.
Sanctify our hearts from sin;
make and keep us pure within;
fill us with the fire of love;
raise us to our place above.
4 Many mansions bright and fair
Christ ascended to prepare;
let the Holy Ghost be given
to prepare our souls for heaven.
Christ the Lord is gone before,
liveth, reigneth evermore,
Father, Spirit, One with Thee,
Trinity in Unity.

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Text attr. Eliza Humphreys
Tune Salzburg
Jakob Hintze (1678);
desc. © Charles H. Giffen (b. 1940), ad. R. Pryor III, used and edited with permission

Sunday after Ascension-Day.

O God, the King of glory, who hast exalted thine only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven; we beseech thee, leave us not comfortless; but send to us thine Holy Ghost to comfort us, and exalt us unto the same place whither our Savior Christ is gone before, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.