Classic Hymns and Their Stories
Puzzle 70 · Songs for the Church Year · Page 98 in print
Ascension Hymns
An Ascension hymn attributed to Bede pictures the apostles on the Mount of Olives as Christ rises; Benjamin Webb supplied the English translation printed in 1906.
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The words
Arthur Russell
Arthur Tozer Russell, a writer credited for hymn 148.
Bede
The early English writer credited for hymn 146.
Benjamin Webb
Its English translator.
Emma Toke
The writer credited for hymn 149.
Exultation
The joy named in the Ascension hymn 148.
Humanity
The human nature raised in the hymns’ interpretation.
Intercession
Christ’s continued prayer for others in hymn 143.
Majesty
The royal splendor celebrated in these hymns.
Mansions
The heavenly dwellings pictured in hymn 145.
Monarch
The royal title used at the opening of hymn 141.
Mount of Olives
The place of the Ascension pictured in that hymn.
Portals
The gates opened for Christ’s welcome.
Right Hand
The position of honor in their royal imagery.
Thomas Kelly
The writer credited for hymn 147.
Throne
The seat of rule in the Ascension hymns.