Hymns for Christian Devotion Part 47

1 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run; His kingdom stretch from sh.o.r.e to sh.o.r.e Till moons shall wax and wane no more.

2 For him shall endless prayer be made, And endless praises 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.

4 Blessings abound where'er he reigns; The joyful prisoner bursts his chains; The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest.

5 Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honors to our King; Angels descend with songs again And earth repeat the loud Amen.

285. C. M. Milton.

The Kingdom of G.o.d on Earth.

1 The Lord will come, and not be slow; His footsteps cannot err; Before him righteousness shall go, His royal harbinger.

2 The nations all whom thou hast made Shall come, and all shall frame To bow them low before thee, Lord, And glorify thy name.

3 Truth from the earth, like to a flower, Shall bud and blossom then, And Justice, from her heavenly bower, Look down on mortal men.

4 Thee will I praise, O Lord, my G.o.d, Thee honor and adore With my whole heart, and blaze abroad Thy name for evermore.

5 For great thou art, and wonders great By thy strong hand are done: Thou, in thy everlasting seat, Remainest G.o.d alone.

286. C. M. H. Ballou.

The Same.

1 Jesus his empire shall extend; Beneath his gentle sway Kings of the earth shall humbly bend, And his commands obey.

2 From sea to sea, from sh.o.r.e to sh.o.r.e, All nations shall be blest; We hear the noise of war no more,-- He gives his people rest.

3 As clouds descend in gentle showers, When spring renews her reign; And call to life the fragrant flowers O'er forest, hill and plain;--

4 So Jesus, by his heavenly grace, Descends on man below, And o'er the millions of our race His gentle blessings flow.

5 All that the reign of sin destroyed, The Saviour shall restore; And, from the treasures of the Lord, Shall give us blessings more.

287. H. M. E. Turner.

The Universal King.

1 Come, sing a Saviour's power, And praise his mighty name; His wondrous love adore, And chant his growing fame.

Wide o'er the world a king shall reign, And righteousness and peace maintain.

2 The sceptre of his grace He shall forever wield; His foes, before his face, To strength divine shall yield: The conquest of his truth shall show What an almighty arm can do.

3 His alienated sons, By sin beguiled, betrayed, Shall then be born at once, And willing subjects made: Such numbers shall his courts adorn As dew-drops of the vernal morn.

4 His realm shall ever stand, By liberal things upheld: And from his bounteous hand All hearts with joy be filled.

A universe with praise shall own The countless honors of his throne.

288. 7 & 6s. M. Montgomery.

Blessings of Christ's Kingdom.

1 Hail 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 descend like showers Upon the fruitful earth, And love and joy, 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 For him shall prayer unceasing And daily vows ascend, His kingdom still increasing,-- A kingdom without end: The tide of time shall never His covenant remove: His name shall stand forever;-- That name to us is love.

289. L. M. H. Ballou.

Blessings of Christ's Universal Reign.

1 When G.o.d descends with men to dwell, And all creation makes anew, What tongue can half the wonders tell?

What eye the dazzling glories view?

2 Zion, the desolate, again Shall see her lands with roses bloom; And Carmel's mount, and Sharon's plain, Shall yield their spices and perfume.

3 Celestial streams shall gently flow; The wilderness shall joyful be; Lilies on parched ground shall grow; And gladness spring on every tree;

4 The weak be strong, the fearful bold, The deaf shall hear, the dumb shall sing, The lame shall walk, the blind behold; And joy through all the earth shall ring.

5 Monarchs and slaves shall meet in love; Old pride shall die, and meekness reign,-- When G.o.d descends from worlds above, To dwell with men on earth again.