Scripture Verse

He will rule from sea to sea. Psalm 72:8

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 200.

Music: St. Ger­trude Ar­thur S. Sul­li­van, 1871 (🔊 pdf nwc).

portrait
Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900)

Lyrics

Christ shall have do­min­ion, ov­er land and sea,
Earth’s re­mot­est re­gions shall His em­pire be;
They that wilds in­ha­bit shall their wor­ship bring,
Kings shall ren­der tri­bute, na­tions serve our king.

Refrain

Christ shall have do­min­ion, ov­er land and sea,
Earth’s re­mot­est re­gions shall His em­pire be.

When the nee­dy seek Him, He will mer­cy show;
Yea, the weak and help­less shall His pi­ty know;
He will sure­ly save them from op­press­ion’s might,
For their lives are pre­cious in His ho­ly sight.

Refrain

Ever and for­ev­er shall His name en­dure;
Long as suns con­tin­ue it shall stand se­cure;
And in Him for­ev­er all men shall be blest,
And all na­tions hail Him King of kings con­fessed.

Refrain

Unto God Al­migh­ty joy­ful Zi­on sings;
He alone is glo­ri­ous, do­ing won­drous things.
Evermore, ye peo­ple, bless His glo­ri­ous name,
His eter­nal glo­ry through the earth pro­claim.

Refrain