Hymnal: A Selection of Christian Hymns
Date: 1818
Compiler: Rice Haggard
Publisher/Printer: John Norvell
First Line: Shout for the blessed Jesus reigns
Topic: God Perfect
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 277
Page Number: 261, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsShout, for the blessed Jesus reigns,
Thro' distant lands his triumph spread;
And sinners freed from endless pains
Own him their Saviour, and their head.
His sons, and daughters, from afar,
Daily at Sion's gate arrive;
Those who were dead in sin before
By sovereign grace are made alive.
Oppressors bow beneath his feet,
O'ercome by his victorious power;
Princes in humble posture wait,
And proud blasphemers learn t' adore.
Gentiles and Jews his laws obey,
Nations remote their offerings bring.
And, unconstrain'd, their homage pay
To their exalted God and King.
O may his conquests still increase,
And every foe his power subdue;
While angels celebrate his praise,
And saints his growing glories shew.
Loud hallelujahs to the Lamb,
From all below and all above;
In lofty songs, exalt his name,
In songs as lasting as his love.