Onward moves the great Eter­nal,
In the or­der of His plan;
Louder, near­er rolls the thun­der,
Of His aw­ful word to man.

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Louder, loud­er, hal­le­lu­jah!
See the glo­ri­ous fount­ain flow;
From the midst of Heav’n pro­claim it,
Oh, it makes me white as snow.

Since by sin this earth was blight­ed,
God has whis­pered of His love,
Dreams and vi­sions by His pro­phets,
Breathed of mer­cy from above.

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Louder speaks His love in Je­sus,
Heaven sweet­ly chants His fame;
Earth re­ceives its glo­ri­ous Sav­ior,
Hallelujah to His name!

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Yet the world is wrapped in slum­ber,
Louder raise the trum­pet’s blast;
Oh in mer­cy let it thun­der,
Ere the day of mer­cy’s past.

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In the cag­es of de­cep­tion
Souls are pin­ing to be free;
Quickly sound the pro­cla­ma­tion
Of the glo­ri­ous ju­bi­lee.

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