Hark! the voice eter­nal, robed in ma­jes­ty,
Caging in­to be­ing earth and sea and sky
Hark! in count­less num­bers all the an­gel throng
Hail cre­ation’s morn­ing with one burst of song.
High in re­gal glo­ry, ’mid eter­nal light,
Reign, O King im­mor­tal, ho­ly, in­fi­nite.

Bright the world and glo­ri­ous, calm both earth and sea,
Noble in its gran­deur stood man’s pu­ri­ty;
Came the great trans­gress­ion, came the sad­den­ing fall,
Death and de­so­la­tion breath­ing ov­er all.
Still in re­gal glo­ry, ’mid eter­nal light,
Reigned the King im­mor­tal, ho­ly, in­fi­nite.

Long the na­tions wait­ed, through the trou­bled night,
Looking, long­ing, yearn­ing, for the pro­mised light.
Prophets saw the morn­ing break­ing far away,
Minstrels sang the splen­dor of that op­en­ing day;
Whilst in re­gal glo­ry, ’mid eter­nal light,
Reigned the King im­mor­tal, ho­ly, in­fi­nite.

Brightly dawned the ad­vent of the new­born King,
Joyously the watch­ers heard the an­gels sing.
Sadly closed the ev­en­ing of His hal­lowed life,
As the noon­tide dark­ness veiled the last dread strife
Lo! again in glo­ry, ’mid eter­nal light,
Reigns the King im­mor­tal, ho­ly, in­fi­nite.

Lo! again He com­eth, robed in clouds of fight,
As the Judge eter­nal, armed with pow­er and might.
Nations to His foot­stool ga­thered then shall be;
Earth shall yield her trea­sures, and her dead, the sea.
Till the trum­pet sound­eth, ’mid eter­nal light
Reign, thou King im­mor­tal, ho­ly, in­fi­nite.

Jesus! Lord and Mas­ter, Pro­phet, Priest, and King,
To thy feet, tri­um­phant, hal­lowed praise we bring.
Thine the pain and weep­ing, Thine the vic­to­ry;
Power, and praise, and hon­or, be, O Lord, to Thee.
High in re­gal glo­ry, ’mid eter­nal light,
Reign, O King im­mor­tal, ho­ly, in­fi­nite.