102 CŒLOS ASCENDIT HODIE
Of unknown date and authorship. The text is in Daniel’s Thesaurus, with “Alleluia” as a refrain. Dr. Neale gives it in his “Mediæval Hymns and Sequences” as “apparently of the twelfth century.”
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| To-day the lingering clouds are riven, Alleluia! Our glorious King ascends to heaven, Alleluia! | | The heaven and earth His rule obey, Alleluia! Who sits at God’s right hand for aye, Alleluia! | | See, all things are fulfilled at last, Alleluia! By David sung in ages past, Alleluia! | | And on the throne of high renown, Alleluia! The Lord is with His Lord set down, Alleluia! | | Now blessings on our Lord we shower, Alleluia! In this chief triumph of His power, Alleluia! | | Let praise the Trinity adore, Alleluia! To God be glory evermore, Alleluia! | |