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THE ASCENSION DAY.
HOU hast gone up on high!Triumphant o'er the grave,
And captive led captivity,
Thy ransomed ones to save.
Thou hast gone up on high!
Oh! help us to ascend,
And there with Thee continually,
In heart and spirit blend.
Thou art gone up on high!
To mansions in the skies,
And round Thy throne unceasingly
The songs of praise arise.
But we are lingering here,
With sin and care oppressed;
Oh! let the Comforter be near,
To lead us to our rest.
To mansions in the skies,
And round Thy throne unceasingly
The songs of praise arise.
But we are lingering here,
With sin and care oppressed;
Oh! let the Comforter be near,
To lead us to our rest.
Thou art gone up on high!
But Thou didst first come down,
Through earth's most bitter agony,
To pass unto Thy crown.
But Thou didst first come down,
Through earth's most bitter agony,
To pass unto Thy crown.
