Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart
The same words as 2 hymnals printed them. Pick two versions to see every change between them: words added, dropped or altered, and verses left out.
2 words changed · 1 stanza only in Church Hymnal #17 · 3 stanzas only in SDA Hymnal #27
Verse 1
Rejoice, ye pure in heart!
Rejoice, give thanks, and sing;
Your festal banner wave on high,
The cross of Christ your King.
Verse 1
Rejoice, ye pure in heart!
Rejoice, give thanks, and sing;
Your festal banner wave on high,
The cross of Christ your King.
Not in this version
Verse 2
With voice as full and strong
As ocean's surging praise,
Send forth the sturdy hymns of old,
The psalms of ancient days.
Verse 2
With all the angel choirs,
With all the saints on earth,
Pour out the strains of joy and bliss,
True rapture, noblest mirth.
Verse 3
With all the angel choirs,
With all the saints on earth,
Pour out the strains of joy and bliss,
True rapture, noblest mirth.
Not in this version
Verse 4
Yes, on through life's long path,
Still chanting as ye go;
From youth to age, by night and day,
In gladness and in woe.
Not in this version
Verse 5
Praise Him who reigns on high,
The Lord whom we adore,
The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
One God forevermore.
Verse 3
Your clear hosannas raise,
And alleluias loud;
Whilst answering echoes upward float,
Like incense in the cloud.
Not in this version
Refrain
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Rejoice!
give thanks, and sing!
Refrain
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Rejoice, give thanks, and sing!