O Christ, the Heavens’ Eternal King CHURCH TRIUMPHANT—James W. Elliott O Christ, the Heavens’ Eternal King 1 O Christ, the heavens’ Eternal King, Creator, unto Thee we sing, With God the Father ever One, Co-equal, co-eternal Son, 2 Thy Hand, when first the world began, Made in Thine own pure image man, And link’d to fleshly form of earth A living soul of heavenly birth. 3 And when the envious crafty foe Had marr’d Thy noblest work below, Thou didst our ruin’d state repair By deigning flesh