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Text:Christ’s Kingdom
Author:Watts

176. Christ’s Kingdom

Jesus shall reign where’er the sun
Does his successive journeys run;
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more.

For him shall endless prayer be made,
And praises throng to crown his head;
His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise
With every morning sacrifice.

People, and realms, of every tongue,
Dwell on his love with sweetest song;
And infant voices shall proclaim
Their early blessings on his name.

Blessings abound where’er he reigns;
The prisoner leaps to loose his chains;
The weary find eternal rest,
And all the sons of want are blest.

Let every creature rise and bring
Peculiar honors to our King;
Angels descend with songs again,
And earth repeat the loud amen!

Text Information
First Line: Jesus shall reign where'er the sun
Title: Christ’s Kingdom
Author: Watts
Meter: L. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1866
Notes: Public Domain.
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