STANZA 1
Rejoice! the Lord is King!
Your Lord and King adore.
Rejoice, give thanks and sing
and triumph evermore:
lift up your heart! Lift up your voice;
rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

STANZA 2
Jesus, the Savior reigns,
the God of truth and love;
when He had purged our stains,
He took His seat above: 
lift up your heart! Lift up your voice;
rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

STANZA 3
His Kingdom cannot fail,
He rules o’er earth and heav’n;
the keys of death and hell
are to our Jesus giv’n:
lift up your heart! Lift up your voice;
rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

STANZA 4
Rejoice in glorious hope,
for Christ the Judge shall come
to gather all His saints
to their eternal home:
lift up your heart! Lift up your voice;
rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

—Charles Wesley, 1746 alt.