See, The Lord Ascends In Triumph

Text by Christopher Wordsworth

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About this hymn

Date: 1862
Tune: Rex Gloriae
Composer: Henry Thomas Smart
Key: A
Meter: 8 7 8 7 8 7 8 7

Historical background

This edition is preserved in the Open Hymnal Project at source revision d35811b2d5c9. Contributor and publication details below are reproduced from the score metadata rather than inferred.

Theology & Scripture

The source index associates this text with Angels, Aspiration, Atonement, Blood, Church in Heaven (Church Victorious/Church Triumphant), Cloud.

Ps 68:18 · Eph 4:8-15 · Acts 1:6-11 · Lk 24:50-35 · Jn 14:1-11

Musical background

Rex Gloriae is presented in the source key of A, with four documented parts.

Sources & rights

Verified for United States on 2026-10-13. Public domain — source score marking

Words: Christopher Wordsworth, 1862, alt. Music: 'Rex Gloriae' Henry Thomas Smart, 1868. Setting: "Appendix to Hymns Ancient and Modern", 1869. copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2011 Revision.