Head of the Church triumphant

Head of the Church triumphant We joyfully adore Thee; Till Thou appear Thy members here Would sing of Thee in glory. We lift our hearts and voices In blest anticipation, And sing aloud, And give to God The praise of our salvation.

While in affliction's furnace, And passing through the fire, Thy love we praise, Which tries our ways, And ever brings us higher; We lift our hands, exulting In Thine almighty favor: The love divine, Which made us Thine, Shall keep us Thine for ever.

Thou dost conduct Thy people Through torrents of temptation; Nor need we fear, While Thou art near, The fire of tribulation: The world, with sin and Satan, In vain our march opposes; By Thee we shall Break through them all; Thy triumph ours discloses.