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%OHSCRIP Ps 47:1-9, Ps 24:1-10, Acts 1:6-11, Jn 14:1-3, 1Tim 3:16
%OHTOPICS {Assurance}, {Church in Heaven (Church Victorious/Church Triumphant)}, {God, As King}, {God, Eternity of}, {God, Majesty & Power of}, {Guidance [3,5]}, {Heaven}, {Jesus}, {Joy}, {Praise, Son}, {Presence}, {Second Coming [7]}, {Victory}, {Worship}
%OHCATEGORY ASCENSION
%OHMETRICAL 7 6 7 6 6 7 7 6
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%OHCOMPOSER Crüger, Johann (1598-1662)
%OHARRANGER Layriz, Fridrich (1808-1859)
%OHAUTHOR Sacer, Gottfried Wilhelm (1635-1699)
%OHTRANSLATOR Cox, Frances Elizabeth (1812-1897)
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X: 1
T: Lo, God To Heav'n Ascendeth
C: Words: Gottfried Wilhelm Sacer, 1661.  verses 1-5,7 Translated by Frances Elizabeth Cox, 1841.
C: verse 6 translator unknown.  Music: 'Von Gott will ich Nicht Lazen' Johann Crüger, 1640. 
C: Setting: "Kern des Deutschen Kirchengesangs Zum Gebrauch" Fridrich Layriz, 1854.
C: copyright: public domain.  This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2011 Revision.
S: Music source: "Kern des Deutschen Kirchengesangs Zum Gebrauch" Fridrich Layriz, 1854 Hymn 576. 
S: Translation "Sacred Hymns from the German", 1841, pdf page 53 except verse 6 from "Evangelical Lutheran Hymn Book", 1931 Hymn 233.
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w: 1.~Lo, God to Heav'n as- cen- deth! Through- out its re- gions vast 
w: 2.~With joy is Heav'n re- soun- ding Christ's glad re- turn to see;
w: 3.~No more the way is hid- den, Since Christ our Head a- rose:
w: 4.~Christ is our place pre- par- ing; to Heav'n we, too, shall rise,
w: 5.~May we, His ser- vants, thi- ther In heart and mind as- cend,
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w: With shouts tri- um- phant blend- eth the trum- pet's thrill- ing blast: 
w: Be- hold the saints sur- roun- ding the Lord who set them free.
w: No more to man for- bid- den The road to Heav'n that goes.
w: And, joys an- gel- ic shar- ing, Be where our trea- sure lies:
w: And let us sing to- ge- ther: "We seek Thee, Christ, our friend,
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w: Sing praise to Christ the Lord; sing praise with ex- ul- ta- tion, 
w: Bright myr- iads, throng- ing, come; the che- rub band re- joi- ces,
w: Our Lord is gone be- fore; yet here He will not leave us,
w: There may each heart be found! Where Je- sus Christ has en- tered,
w: Thee, God's ex- al- ted Son, our Life, and Way to Hea- ven,
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w: King of each hea- then na- tion, the God of Hosts a- dored! 
w: And loud ser- a- phic voi- ces Wel- come Mes- si- ah home.
w: And soon in Heav'n re- ceive us and o- pen wide the door.
w: There let our Hope be cen- tered; Our course still heav'n- ward bound.
w: To whom all pow'r is giv- en, our Joy and Hope and Crown."
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%% 6.\tFarewell with all thy treasures, O world, to falsehood giv'n!
%% \t\t\t\tThy dross gives no true pleasures; We seek the joys of Heav'n:
%% \t\t\t\tThe Savior is our Prize; He comforts us in sadness,
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%% 7.\tWhen, on our vision dawning, Will break the wished-for hour
%% \t\t\t\tOf that all glorious morning, When Christ shall come with power?
%% \t\t\t\tO come, thou welcome day! When we, our Savior meeting,
%% \t\t\t\tHis second advent greeting, Shall hail the heav'n-sent ray.
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