Scripture Verse

The seventh angel sounded, and there were great voices in Heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign forever and ever. Revelation 11:15

Introduction

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Isaac Watts (1674–1748)

Words: Is­aac Watts, Hymns and Spir­it­ual Songs 1707. The king­doms of the world be­come the king­doms of the Lord; or, the day of jud­gment.

Music: Hes­per­us Hen­ry Bak­er, 1854. First pub­lished in A Hym­nal for Use in the Eng­lish Church, by John Grey, 1866 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Bak­er (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Let the se­venth an­gel sound on high,
Let shouts be heard through all the sky;
Kings of the earth, with glad ac­cord,
Give up your king­doms to the Lord.

Almighty God, Thy pow­er assume,
Who wast, and art, and art to come:
Jesus, the Lamb who once was slain,
For ev­er live, for ev­er reign!

The ang­ry na­tions fret and roar,
That they can slay the saints no more
On wings of ven­geance flies our God,
To pay the long ar­rears of blood.

Now must the ris­ing dead ap­pear;
Now the de­ci­sive sen­tence hear;
Now the dear mar­tyrs of the Lord
Receive an in­fi­nite re­ward.