Scripture Verse

The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. Isaiah 11:9

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in the Roy­al Hym­nal, ed­it­ed by Ro­bert Low­ry & Ira San­key (New York: Big­low & Main, 1898), page 11.

Music: Ira D. San­key (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Ira D. Sankey (1840–1908)

Lyrics

On, like the true and brave;
In Him, the strong to save,
Our boast shall be;
The world for Christ we sing,
Our high exalted king,
Whose praise from all shall ring
O’er land and sea.

Firm as the hills above
Nor time or change can move,
His Word shall be;
Where sin and death abound,
His truth shall yet resound,
And all shall hear the sound
O’er land and sea.

Soon shall He come to reign,
And from the tyrant’s chain
The world set free;
On realms of deepest night,
The beams of Gos­pel light
Shall rise in splendor bright
O’er land and sea.