Christ ascends to God! behold him here where earth and heaven meet: unimagined powers enfold him, mortals worship at his feet. Alleluia, alleluia! all his mission now complete. God receives him into mystery - clouds of glory veil the sight - no more bound to human history, strong as love and free as light. Alleluia, alleluia! now to reign in his own right. He is with us. Do not seek him throned in splendour far above: meet him here, where truth and freedom now reveal his work of love. Alleluia, alleluia! countless signs his presence prove. Universal Lord, now reigning deep in Nature's smallest part, all things live by your sustaining, time and space your work of art. Alleluia, alleluia! praise to Christ, creation's heart!
Music: Regent Square, Grafton, St. Helen's
Meter: 87 87 87
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