Lyrics
1. O’er those gloomy hills of darkness,
Look, my soul; be still, and gaze;
All the promises do travail
With a glorious day of grace:
|:Blessèd jubilee!:|
Let thy glorious morning dawn.
2. Kingdoms wide that sit in darkness,
Let them have the glorious light;
And from eastern coast to western
May the morning chase the night,
|:And redemption,:|
Freely purchased, win the day.
3. May the glorious day approaching,
End their night of sin and shame;
And the everlasting gospel
Spread abroad Thy holy name
|:O’er the borders:|
Of the great Immanuel’s land.
4. Fly abroad, thou mighty Gospel,
Win and conquer, never cease;
May thy lasting wide dominions
Multiply and still increase;
|:Sway thy scepter,:|
Savior! all the world around.
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6. O'er the gloomy hills of darkness,
Cheered by no celestial ray,
Sun of Righteousness, arising,
Bring the bright, the glorious day;
|:Send the gospel:|
To the earth's remotest bounds.
7. Kingdoms wide that sit in darkness,
Grant them, Lord, the glorious light;
And from eastern coast to western
May the morning chase the night,
|:And redemption,:|
Freely purchased win the day.
8. May the glorious day approaching,
Thine eternal love proclaim,
And the everlasting gospel
Spread abroad Thy holy name
|:O’er the borders :|
Of the great Immanuel’s land.
9. Mighty Saviour spread the Gospel,
Win and conquer, never cease;
May thy lasting wide dominions
Multiply and still increase;
|:Sway thy scepter, :|
Savior! all the world around.
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For historical info only:
Let the Indian, let the Negro,
Let the rude barbarian see
That divine and glorious conquest
Once obtained on Calvary;
|:Let the Gospel:|
Loud resound from pole to pole.