4 Waft, waft, ye winds, His story;
And you, ye waters, roll,
Till, like a sea of glory,
It spreads from pole to pole;
Till o'er our ransomed nature,
The Lamb for sinners slain,
Redeemer, King, Creator,
In bliss returns to reign!
AIL to the Lord's Anointed!
Great David's greater Son!
Hail, in the time appointed,
His reign on earth begun!
He comes to break oppression,
To set the captive free;
To take away transgression,
And rule in equity.
2 He shall come down like showers
Upon the fruitful earth;
And joy and hope, like flowers,
Spring in His path to birth.
Before Him, on the mountains,
Shall peace, the herald, go;
And righteousness, in fountains,
From hill to valley flow.
3 Arabia's desert-ranger
To Him shall bow the knee;
The Ethiopian stranger
His glory come to see;
With offerings of devotion,
Ships from the isles shall meet,
To pour the wealth of ocean
In tribute at His feet.
4 Kings shall fall down before Him,
And gold and incense bring;
All nations shall adore Him,
His praise all people sing:
For He shall have dominion
O'er river, sea, and shore,
Far as the eagle's pinion
Or dove's light wing can soar.
5 For Him shall prayer unceasing
And daily vows ascend;
His kingdom still increasing,-
A kingdom without end.
The mountain-dew shall nourish
A seed in weakness sown,
Whose fruit shall spread and flourish,
And shake like Lebanon.
6 O'er every foe victorious,
He on His throne shall rest :
From age to age more glorious,
All blessing and all blest.
The tide of time shall never
His covenant remove :
His name shall stand for ever ;-
His great, best name of Love.
ARK! the song of jubilee,
Loud as mighty thunders' roar;
Or the fulness of the sea,
When it breaks upon the shore ;
Hallelujah! for the Lord
God Omnipotent shall reign; Hallelujah! let the word
Echo round the earth and main.
2 Hallelujah! hark, the sound,
From the centre to the skies,
Wakes above, beneath, around,
All creation's harmonies.
See Jehovah's banner furled ; ·
Sheathed His sword: He speaks-'tis
done!
And the kingdoms of this world
Are the kingdoms of His Son.
3 He shall reign from pole to pole,
With illimitable sway;
He shall reign, when, like a scroll,
Yonder heavens have passed away.
Then the end-beneath His rod
Man's last enemy shall fall;
Hallelujah! Christ in God,
God in Christ, is All in all.
ILLS of the north, rejoice;
River and mountain-spring;
Hark to the advent voice,
Valley and lowland sing:
Though absent long, your Lord is nigh;
He judgment brings and victory.
2 Isles of the southern seas,
Deep in your coral caves,
Pent be each warring breeze, Lulled be your restless waves : He comes to reign with boundless sway, And makes your wastes His great highway.
Lands of the east, awake!
Soon shall your sons be free;
The sleep of ages break,
And rise to liberty :
On your far hills, long cold and gray,
Has dawned the everlasting day.
Shores of the utmost west!
Ye that have waited long,
Unvisited, unblest,
Break forth in swelling song;
High raise the note that Jesus died,
Yet lives and reigns, the Crucified.
́ESUS shall reign where'er the sun
Does his successive journeys run;
His kingdom stretch from shore to
shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 For Him shall endless prayer be made, And praises throng to crown His head;
His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise
With every morning sacrifice.
3 People and realms of every tongue
Dwell on His love with sweetest song;
And infant voices shall proclaim
Their early blessings on His name.
Blessings abound where'er He reigns,
The prisoner leaps to lose his chains;
The weary find eternal rest,
And all the sons of want are blessed.
Let every creature rise and bring
Peculiar honours to our King;
Angels descend with songs again,
And earth repeat the loud 'Amen!'
IFT up your heads, rejoice,
Redemption draweth nigh;
Now breathes a softer air,
Now shines a milder sky;
The early trees put forth
Their new and tender leaf;
Hushed is the moaning wind
That told of winter's grief.
2 Lift up your heads, rejoice,
Redemption draweth nigh;
Now mount the laden clouds,
Now flames the darkening sky;
The early scattered drops
Descend with heavy fall,
And to the waiting earth
The hidden thunders call.
3 Lift up your heads, rejoice,
Redemption draweth nigh;
O, note the varying signs
Of earth, and air, and sky:
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