Now for a song of lofty praise

To great Jehovah’s only Son;

Awake, my voice, in heavenly lays,

And tell the wonders he hath done.

2 Sing how he left the worlds of light,

And those bright robes he wore above:

How swift and joyful was his flight,

On wings of everlasting love!

3 Deep in the shades of gloomy death,

Th’ almighty Captive prisoner lay;

Th’ almighty Captive left the earth,

And rose to everlasting day.

4 Among a thousand harps and songs,

Jesus, the Lord, exalted reigns:

His sacred name fills all their tongues,

And echoes through the heavenly plains.