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Isaac Watts (1674-1748) shares his hymn "Hosanna to the prince of light," reflecting on the culmination of the earthly ministry and initiation of the enduring ministry of Christ in his ascension (Luke 24:50-53 and Acts 1:6-11).
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TODAY IS ASCENSION DAY!
1 Hosanna to the prince of light,
That cloth’d himself in clay;
Enter’d the iron gates of death,
And tore the bars away.
2 Death is no more the king of dread,
Since our Immanuel rose;
He took the tyrant’s sting away,
And spoil’d our hellish foes.
3 See how the conqu’ror mounts aloft,
And to his Father flies,
With scars of honour in his flesh,
And triumph in his eyes.
4 There our exalted Saviour reigns,
And scatters blessings down;
Our Jesus fills the middle seat
Of the celestial throne.
5 Raise your devotion, mortal tongues,
To reach his bless’d abode,
Sweet be the accents of your songs
To our incarnate God.
6 Bright angels, strike your loudest strings,
Your sweetest voices raise;
Let heav’n, and all created things,
Sound our Immanuel’s praise.
—Isaac Watts
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Key Scriptures:
Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:6-11
Mentioned Scriptures:
Psalms 30:4-5, 48:1, 66:8-9; Ephesians 4:8
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