Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: O north with all thy vales of green
Topic: Christ/His Mediatorial Reign
Writer: W Bryant
Composer:
Meter: CHM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 256
Page Number: 158, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsO North, with all thy vales of green,
O South, with all thy palms,
From peopled towns, and fields between,
Uplift the voice of psalms;
Raise, ancient East, the anthem high,
And let the youthful West reply.
Lo! in the clouds of heaven appears
God's well-beloved Son;
He brings a train of brighter years --
His kingdom is begun:
He comes, a guilty world to bless
With mercy, truth and righteousness.
O Father, haste the promised hour
When at his feet shall lie
All rule, authority and power
Beneath the ample sky.
When he shall reign from pole to pole,
The Lord of every human soul.
When all shall heed the words he said,
Amid their daily cares,
And by the loving life he led
Shall strive to pattern theirs;
And he who conquered Death shall win,
The mighty conquest over Sin.