The Church Hymnal ‎#385

385. Rise, crown'd with light, imperial Salem, rise!

1 Rise, crown'd with light, imperial Salem, rise!
Exalt thy towering head and lift thine eyes!
See heaven its sparkling portals wide display,
And break upon thee in a flood of day.

2 See a long race thy spacious courts adorn:
See future sons, and daughters yet unborn,
In crowding ranks on every side arise,
Demanding life, impatient for the skies.

3 See barbarous nations at thy gates attend,
Walk in thy light, and in thy temple bend:
See thy bright altars thronged with prostrate kings,
While every land its joyous tribute brings.

4 The seas shall waste, the skies to smoke decay,
Rocks fall to dust, and mountains melt away;
But fixed His word, His saving power remains;
Thy realms shall last, thy own Messiah reigns.

Text Information

• First Line: Rise, crown'd with light, imperial Salem, rise!
• Author: A. Pope
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1920
• Topic: General
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: RUSSIAN HYMN
• Composer: Lwoff, A. T.
• Meter: 10.10.10.10.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.