Star of Our Hope

Verse 1

Star of our hope! He'll soon appear,
O, shout and sing hosanna.
The last loud trumpet speaks Him near;
Hosanna! Sing hosanna!
Eternal life! Eternal life!
We have it through our Saviour! Eternal life! Eternal life!
O, come and live for ever.

Verse 1

Star of our hope! He'll soon appear,

The last loud trumpet speaks Him near;


Hail Him, all saints, from pole to pole,
How welcome to the faithful soul!

Verse 2

Hail him all saints from pole to pole,
And raise one loud hosanna;
How welcome to the faithful soul!
How worthy our hosanna!

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Verse 3

From heaven angelic voices sound:
And join the sweet hosanna;
Behold the Lord of glory crowned!
And earth responds, hosanna.

Verse 2

From heaven angelic voices sound:
Behold the Lord with glory crowned,
And in His high celestial glory
The saints rejoice, they sing, and shout.

Verse 4

The grave yields up its precious trust,
To swell the wide hosanna;
Awake! Ye slumb'rers in the dust,
Awake and sing hosanna!

Verse 3

The grave yields up its precious trust,
Which long has slumbered in the dust,
Re-splendent saints from their tomb
To meet Him in their Savior's throne.

Verse 5

Resplendent forms ascending, fair,
Prolong the glad hosanna,
And meet the Saviour in the air–
Hosanna! Sing hosanna!

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Verse 6

The saints rejoice, they shout, they sing,
With rapture chant hosannas;
And hail him their triumphant King!
For ever sing hosannas!

Verse 4

Descending with His azure throne,
He claims the kingdom for His own;
The saints rejoice and triumph ring,
And hail Him their triumphant King.