He will rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.
Psalm 72:8
Words: Albert Orsborn, 1914. The words are from Orsborn’s poem From Lands Afar, which he wrote for a number performed at the Salvation Army’s International Congress in June 1914.
Music: Pilgrims Henry T. Smart, 1868 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a better photo of Smart,
Yet once again, by God’s abundant mercy,
We join our song of thankfulness and praise;
Ever the light of our Redeemer’s victory
Shineth before us in the world’s dark ways.
Refrain
Jesus shall conquer, lift up the strain!
Evil shall perish and righteousness shall reign.
O for the time of Christ’s completed mission!
Throbs of its rapture reach us as we pray;
Gleams of its glory bursting on our vision
Send us to labor, urge us on our way.
Refrain
Stretch out Thy hand, O God, and let the nations
Feel through Thine host the thrill of life divine;
Grant us, we pray, still greater revelations,
Make of these days an everlasting sign.
Refrain