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Rejoice, the Lord is King

Key - c
Tempo - 112 | Time - 4/4

Verse 1

Re -

joice the

G/B

Lord is

King,

Em/G

Your

Lord and

Dm7

King a -

Gsus

dore

Mor -

tals give

thanks and

sing

And

G/B

tri -

(C)

umph

G/D

ev -

er -

Chorus 1

Lift

G/D

your

heart, lift

up your

C/E

voice

Re -

Dm7

joice, a -

gain

(F)

C/G

say

re -

joice

Verse 2

Je -

sus the

G/B

Saviour

reigns,

Em/G

the

God of

Dm7

truth and

Gsus

love

When

He had

purged our

stains

G/B

took

(C)

His

G/D

seat

a -

bove

Verse 3

His

kingdom

G/B

cannot

fail,

Em/G

rules o'er

Dm7

earth and

Gsus

heav'n

The

keys of

death and

hell

Are

G/B

(C)

our

G/D

Je -

sus

giv'n

Verse 4

sits at

G/B

God's right

hand

Em/G

Till

all His

Dm7

foes sub -

Gsus

mit

And

bow to

His com -

mand and

G/B

fall

(C)

Be -

G/D

neath

His

feet

Verse 5

Re -

joice in

G/B

glorious

hope,

Em/G

Je -

sus the

Dm7

Judge shall

Gsus

come

And

take His

servants

G/B

their

(C)

e -

G/D

ter -

nal

home

Chorus 2

soon

G/D

shall

hear th'arch -

angel's

C/E

voice

The

None

trump of

God

(F)

shall

C/G

sound

re -

joice

(Traditional chords)

Verse 1

Re -

joice the

G/B

Lord

King

Em/G

your

Lord

C/E

and

G/D

King

a -

dore

Mor -

tals give

thanks

and

sing

And

G/B

tri -

umph

G/D

ev -

er -

Chorus 1

Lift

G/D

your

heart, lift

G/B

your

F/A

voice

C/G

Re -

joice,

a -

gain

C/G

say

None

re -

joice

Verse 2

Je -

sus the

G/B

Sav -

iour

reigns

Em/G

the

God

C/E

G/D

truth

and

love

When

He had

purged

our

stains He

G/B

took

His

G/D

seat

a -

bove

Verse 3

His

kingdom

G/B

can -

not

fail

Em/G

rules

C/E

o'er

G/D

earth

and

heaven

The

keys of

death

and

hell

are

G/B

our

G/D

Je -

sus

given

Verse 4

sits at

G/B

God's

right

hand

Em/G

till

all

C/E

His

G/D

foes

sub -

mit

And

bow to

His

com -

mand and

G/B

fall

be -

G/D

neath

His

feet

Verse 5

Re -

joice in

G/B

glo -

rious

hope

Em/G

Je -

sus

C/E

the

G/D

Judge

shall

come

And

take His

ser -

vants

G/B

their

e -

G/D

ter -

nal

home

Chorus 2

soon

G/D

shall

hear th'arch -

G/B

an -

gel's

F/A

voice

C/G

The

trump

God

shall

C/G

sound

None

re -

joice

{title: Rejoice The Lord Is King}
{author: Words by Charles Wesley | Music by John Darwall}
{tempo: 112}
{time: 4/4}

{c: Verse 1}
Re - [C]joice the [G/B]Lord is [Am]King,   
[Em/G]  Your [F]Lord and [Dm7]King a - [Gsus]dore     [G]  
Mor - [C]tals give [Am]thanks and [D]sing 
And [G/B]tri - [(C)]umph [G/D]ev   -   [D]er   -   [G]more 

{c: Chorus 1}
{soc}
Lift [F]up       [G/D]your       [C]heart,         lift [F]up your [C/E]voice 
Re - [Dm7]joice, a - [Am]gain   [(F)]I    [C/G]say         [G]re    -    [C]joice 
{eoc}

{c: Verse 2}
Je - [C]sus the [G/B]Saviour [Am]reigns,  
[Em/G]  the [F]God of [Dm7]truth and [Gsus]love      [G]  
When [C]He had [Am]purged our [D]stains 
He [G/B]took   [(C)]His    [G/D]seat       [D]a   -    [G]bove 

{c: Verse 3}
His [C]kingdom [G/B]cannot [Am]fail,      
[Em/G]  He  [F]rules o'er [Dm7]earth and [Gsus]heav'n    [G]  
The [C]keys of [Am]death and [D]hell 
Are [G/B]to    [(C)]our    [G/D]Je   -   [D]sus       [G]giv'n

{c: Verse 4}
He [C]sits at [G/B]God's right [Am]hand    
[Em/G]  Till  [F]all His [Dm7]foes sub - [Gsus]mit      [G]  
And [C]bow to [Am]His com - [D]mand and [G/B]fall    
[(C)]Be - [G/D]neath       [D]His        [G]feet 

{c: Verse 5}
Re - [C]joice in [G/B]glorious [Am]hope,   
[Em/G]  Je - [F]sus the [Dm7]Judge shall [Gsus]come     [G]  
And [C]take His [Am]servants [D]up  
To [G/B]their  [(C)]e -  [G/D]ter    -    [D]nal        [G]home 

{c: Chorus 2}
{soc}
We [F]soon     [G/D]shall        [C]hear         th'arch - [F]angel's [C/E]voice 
The [None]trump of [Am]God    [(F)]shall  [C/G]sound       [G]re    -    [C]joice 
{eoc}

(Traditional chords) 

{c: Verse 1}
Re - [C]joice the [G/B]Lord   [C]is     [Am]King         [Em/G]your    [F]Lord [C/E]and    [G/D]King   [C]a  -  [G]dore 
Mor - [C]tals give [Am]thanks [C]and   [D]sing 
And [G/B]tri - [C]umph [G/D]ev  -    [D]er   -   [G]more 

{c: Chorus 1}
{soc}
[C]Lift  [F]up       [G/D]your       [C]heart,         lift [G/B]up    [C]your [F/A]voice 
[C/G]Re - [F]joice, [E]a  -  [Am]gain    [F]I    [C/G]say        [None]re   -   [C]joice 
{eoc}

{c: Verse 2}
Je - [C]sus the [G/B]Sav -  [C]iour [Am]reigns         [Em/G]the    [F]God  [C/E]of    [G/D]truth   [C]and   [G]love 
When [C]He had [Am]purged [C]our   [D]stains He [G/B]took    [C]His   [G/D]seat       [D]a   -   [G]bove 

{c: Verse 3}
His [C]kingdom [G/B]can -  [C]not   [Am]fail         
[Em/G]He    [F]rules [C/E]o'er    [G/D]earth   [C]and    [G]heaven 
The [C]keys of [Am]death   [C]and    [D]hell 
are [G/B]to     [C]our   [G/D]Je  -    [D]sus      [G]given 

{c: Verse 4}
He [C]sits at [G/B]God's  [C]right [Am]hand         [Em/G]till    [F]all    [C/E]His    [G/D]foes    [C]sub - [G]mit 
And [C]bow to [Am]His     [C]com - [D]mand and [G/B]fall    [C]be - [G/D]neath     [D]His      [G]feet 

{c: Verse 5}
Re - [C]joice in [G/B]glo -  [C]rious [Am]hope         [Em/G]Je -   [F]sus  [C/E]the    [G/D]Judge  [C]shall  [G]come 
And [C]take His [Am]ser -  [C]vants [D]up  
To  [G/B]their   [C]e  -  [G/D]ter    -    [D]nal        [G]home 

{c: Chorus 2}
[C]We   [F]soon    [G/D]shall      [C]hear         th'arch - [G/B]an -  [C]gel's  [F/A]voice 
[C/G]The    [F]trump [E]of    [Am]God    [F]shall [C/G]sound   [None]re   -   [C]joice

Re - joice the Lord is King,
  Your Lord and King a - dore     
Mor - tals give thanks and sing
And tri - umph ev   -   er   -   more

Lift up       your       heart,         lift up your voice
Re - joice, a - gain   I    say         re    -    joice

Je - sus the Saviour reigns,
  the God of truth and love      
When He had purged our stains
He took   His    seat       a   -    bove

His kingdom cannot fail,
  He  rules o'er earth and heav'n    
The keys of death and hell
Are to    our    Je   -   sus       giv'n

He sits at God's right hand
  Till  all His foes sub - mit      
And bow to His com - mand and fall
Be - neath       His        feet

Re - joice in glorious hope,
  Je - sus the Judge shall come     
And take His servants up
To their  e -  ter    -    nal        home

We soon     shall        hear         th'arch - angel's voice
The trump of God    shall  sound       re    -    joice

(Traditional chords)

Re - joice the Lord   is     King         your    Lord and    King   a  -  dore
Mor - tals give thanks and   sing
And tri - umph ev  -    er   -   more

Lift  up       your       heart,         lift up    your voice
Re - joice, a  -  gain    I    say        re   -   joice

Je - sus the Sav -  iour reigns         the    God  of    truth   and   love
When He had purged our   stains He took    His   seat       a   -   bove

His kingdom can -  not   fail
He    rules o'er    earth   and    heaven
The keys of death   and    hell
are to     our   Je  -    sus      given

He sits at God's  right hand         till    all    His    foes    sub - mit
And bow to His     com - mand and fall    be - neath     His      feet

Re - joice in glo -  rious hope         Je -   sus  the    Judge  shall  come
And take His ser -  vants up
To  their   e  -  ter    -    nal        home

We   soon    shall      hear         th'arch - an -  gel's  voice
The    trump of    God    shall sound   re   -   joice

"Rejoice, the Lord is King"
Words by Charles Wesley. Music by John Darwall.
Public Domain
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