Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: O Christ our King Creator Lord
Topic: Christ/His Mediatorial Reign
Writer: Ray Palmer
Composer:
Meter: LM
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Hymn Number: 215
Page Number: 134, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsO Christ! our King, Creator, Lord!
Saviour of all who trust thy word!
To them who seek thee, ever near,
Now to our praises bend thine ear.
In thy dear cross a grace if found --
It flows from every streaming wound --
Whose power our inbred sin controls,
Breaks the firm bond and frees our souls!
Thou didst create the stars of night:
Yet thou has vailed in flesh thy light --
Hast deigned a mortal form to wear,
A mortal's painful lot to bear.
When thou didst hang upon the tree,
The quaking earth acknowledged thee,
When thou didst there yield up thy breath,
The world grew dark as shades of death.
Now in thy Father's glory high,
Great Conqu'ror, never more to die,
Us by thy mighty power defend,
And reign through ages without end!