If your congregation celebrates Ascension Day, here are some traditional hymns and gospel songs that would be suitable. If you have a CCLI license, you can find most of the texts (and often the music) on the CCLI website. Many of these songs are available in most hymnals, and elsewhere online.
A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing, 8th century CCLI 2 4 1 4 4 5 2
All Glory to Jesus, Begotten of God, John W. Peterson CCLI 2 2 4 1
All Glory, Laud and Honor, Theodulph of Orleans/JM Neale 5 2 4 2 81 0
All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name, Edward Perronet/John Rippon CCLI 1 9 6 85 8
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus, William Dix CCLI 2 6 6 4 3
At the Name of Jesus, Caroline Noel CCLI 6 4 5 2 2 0
Blessing and Honor and Glory, Horatius Bonar CCLI 7 5 01 1 5
Christ the Lord Ascends to Reign, Michael Wiesse/Winkworth CCLI 7 3 7 7 5 0
Come, Christians, Join to Sing, Christian Bateman CCLI 83 2 5 3
Crown Him with Many Crowns, Matthew Bridges, Godfrey Thring CCLI 2 3 9 3 8
Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise, Charles Wesley CCLI 1 7 4 4 4 05
Hail, Thou Once Despised Jesus, John Bakewell CCLI 1 5 1 03 9 2
I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art, attr. John Calvin/Elizabeth Smith
I Know That My Redeemer Lives! Samuel Medley CCLI 4 5 9 07 2 1
Jesus Shall Reign, Isaac Watts CCLI 2 6 6 03 9
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, 4 th century/Gerard Moultrie CCLI 1 5 4 7 7 3
Lift Up Your Heads, O Mighty Gates, George Weissel/Winkworth CCLI 7 7 3 6 7 3
Lord, Enthroned in Heavenly Splendour, George Hugh Bourne CCLI 4 7 3 9 805
Majesty, Jack Hayford CCLI 1 5 2 7
O Christ, Our Hope, Our Heart’s Desire, 8th cent./John Chandler CCLI 2 6 7 7 4 9
Of the Father’s Love Begotten, Prudentius, tr. John Mason Neale CCLI 1 9 6 9 6 8
Praise Him! Praise Him! Fanny Crosby CCLI 3 1 1 3 3 3 6
Rejoice, the Lord is King, Charles Wesley CCLI 3 6 5 9 2
Revive Us Again, William Mackay CCLI 2 82 3 2
Savior of the Nations, Come, Ambrose, Martin Luther, tr. Calvin Seerveld
See, the Conqueror Mounts in Triumph, Christopher Wordsworth CCLI 5 5 3 6 3 5
The Head That Once Was Crowned, Thomas Kelly CCLI 7 06 9 9
Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim, Charles Wesley CCLI 9 07 6 5
You Are Lord, anonymous
O Love, How Deep, How Broad, 1 5 7 4 82 3 7
For more ideas for songs for Easter 7 /Ascension Day, visit Natalie Sim’s Singing from the Lectionary.
For more Ascension Day worship resources on this blog, click on Ascension in the list of “Labels” at the lower right side of the page.
