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CHRIST ENTHRONED IN HIGHEST HEAVEN

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Christ, enthroned in highest heaven,

Hear us crying from the deep,

For the faithful ones departed,

For the souls of all that sleep;

As thy kneeling Church entreateth,

Hearken, Shepherd of the sheep.

Richard F. Littledale (1833-1890)

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CHRIST ENTHRONED IN HIGHEST HEAVEN

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King of Glory, hear our voices,

Grant thy faithful rest, we pray;

We have sinned, and may not bide it,

If thou mark our steps astray,

Yet we plead that saving Victim,

Which for them we bring to-day.

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Richard F. Littledale (1833-1890)

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CHRIST ENTHRONED IN HIGHEST HEAVEN

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That which thou thyself hast offered

To thy Father, offer we;

Let it win for them a blessing,

Bless them, Jesu, set them free:

They are thine, they wait in patience,

Merciful and gracious be.

Richard F. Littledale (1833-1890)

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They are thine, O take them quickly,

Thou their Hope, O raise them high;

Ever hoping, ever trusting,

Unto thee they strive and cry;

Day and night, both morn and even,

Be, O Christ, their Guardian nigh.

Richard F. Littledale (1833-1890)

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Let thy plenteous loving-kindness

On them, as we pray, be poured;

Let them through thy boundless mercy,

From all evil be restored;

Hearken to the gentle pleading

Of thy Mother, gracious Lord.

Richard F. Littledale (1833-1890)

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When, O kind and radiant Jesu,

Kneels the Queen thy throne before,

Let the court of Saints attending,

Mercy for the dead implore;

Hearken, loving Friend of sinners,

Whom the Cross exalted bore.

Richard F. Littledale (1833-1890)

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CHRIST ENTHRONED IN HIGHEST HEAVEN

Hear and answer prayers devoutest,

Break, O Lord, each binding chain,

Dash the gates of death asunder,

Quell the devil and his train;

Bring the souls which

thou hast ransomed

Evermore in joy to reign.

Richard F. Littledale (1833-1890)

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