Lyrics

Head of the church triumphant,

We joyfully adore Thee;

Til Thou appear, Thy members here

Shall sing like those in glory

We lift our hearts and voices

In blest anticipation

And cry aloud, and give to God

The praise of our salvation

While in affliction’s furnace

And passing through the fire

They love we praise which knows our days

And ever brings us nigher

We lift our hands exulting

In thine almighty favor

The love devine that made us thine

Shall keep us Thine forever

Thou dost conduct thy people

Through torrents of temptation

Nor will we fear, while Thou art near

The fire of tribulation

The world with sin and Satan

In vain our march opposes

Through thee we will break through them all

And sing the song of Moses

By faith we see the glory

To which Thou shalt restore us

The cross despise for that high prize

Which thou has set before us

And if thou count us worthy

We each, as dying Stephen

Shall see thee stand at God’s right hand,

To take us up to heaven