Their Names Are Names Of Kings
Verse 1
Their names are names of kings Of heavenly line; The bliss of earthly things They did resign.
Verse 2
Chieftains they were, who warred With sword and shield; Victors for God the Lord On foughten field.
Verse 3
Sad were their days on earth, ‘Mid hate and scorn, A life of pleasure’s dearth, A death forlorn;
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Yet blest that end in woe, And those sad days; Only man’s blame below; Above—God’s praise.
Verse 5
A city of great name Is built for them, Of glorious golden fame— Jerusalem!
Verse 6
Redeemed with the precious blood From death and sin, Sons of the Triune God, They enter in.
Verse 7
So doth the life of pain In glory close; Lord God, may we attain Their grand repose.