The Hymnal ‎#346

346. Rise, crowned with light, imperial Salem, rise!

1 Rise, crowned 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 The seas shall waste, the skies in smoke decay,
Rocks fall to dust, and mountains melt away;
But fixed His Word, His saving power remains;
Thy realm shall last, thine own Messiah reigns!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Rise, crowned with light, imperial Salem, rise!
• Author: Alexander Pope (1712)
• Meter: 10. 10. 10. 10.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: The Church and the Sacraments: Christian Fellowship; Dedication Services: Of a Church; Saints, Communion of
• Notes: Stanza 3, line 4, alt.

Tune Information

• Name: RUSSIAN HYMN
• Composer: Alexis T. Lwoff (1833)
• Meter: 10. 10. 10. 10.
• Key: E♭ Major