1 Jesus shall reign where’er the sun
Doth his successive journeys run;
His Kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
Till suns shall rise and set no more.
2 People and realms of every tongue
Dwell on his love with sweetest song;
And infant voices shall proclaim
Their young hosannas to his name.
3 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 blest.
4 Where he displays his healing power,
Death and the curse are known no more;
In him the tribes of Adam boast
More blessings than their father lost.
5 Let every creature rise and bring
Peculiar honours to our King;
Angels descend with songs again
And earth prolong the joyful strain.
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First Line: | Jesus shall reign where'er the sun |
Author: | Isaac Watts (1674-1748) |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1986 |
Topic: | The Lord Jesus Christ: Kingdom |