Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1815
Compiler: John Thompson et al
Publisher/Printer: Looker and Wallace
First Line: O'er the gloomy hills of darkness
Topic: Latter Day Glory
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Tune:
Hymn Number: 295
Page Number: 250, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsO'er the gloomy hills of darkness,
Look, my soul, be still and gaze;
All the promises do travail,
With a glorious day of grace;
Blest jubilee,
Let thy glorious morning dawn.
Let the Indian, let the negro,
Let the rude barbarian see,
That divine and glorious conquest,
Once obtain'd on Calvary;
Let the gospel
Loud resound from pole to pole.
Kingdoms wide that sit in darkness,
Grant them, Lord, the glorious light,
And from eastern coasts to western,
May the morning chase the night;
And redemption
Fill the world with joy and praise.
May the glorious day approaching,
From Egyptian darkness down,
And the everlasting gospel,
Spread abroad the holy name;
All the borders
Of the great Immanuel's land.
Fly abroad, thou mighty Saviour,
Win and conquer, never cease,
May thy lasting wide dominions,
Multiply and still increase;
Sway thy scepter,
Saviour, all the world around.