The Hymnbook ‎#478

478. Hills of the North, Rejoice

1 Hills of the North, rejoice;
River and mountain spring,
Hark to the advent voice;
Valley and low land, sing;
Though absent long, your Lord is nigh;
He judgment brings and victory.

2 Isles of the Southern seas,
Deep in your coral caves
Pent be each warring breeze,
Lulled be your restless waves:
He comes to reign with boundless sway,
And makes your wastes His great highway.

3 Lands of the East, awake,
Soon shall your sons be free;
The sleep of ages break,
And rise to liberty.
On your far hills, long cold and gray,
Has dawned the everlasting day.

4 Shores of the utmost West,
Ye that have waited long,
Unvisited, unblest,
Break forth to swelling song;
High raise the note, that Jesus died,
Yet lives and reigns, the Crucified.

5 Shout, while ye journey home;
Songs be in every mouth;
Lo, from the North we come,
From East, and West, and South.
City of God, the bond are free,
We come to live and reign in thee!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Hills of the North, rejoice
• Title: Hills of the North, Rejoice
• Author: Charles E. Oakley (1870)
• Meter: 6. 6. 6. 6. 8. 8.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Psalm 2:8
  ;
  Psalm 72:8
• Topic: Brotherhood; Church, The: Church Triumphant; Missions; Unity; Kingdom of God on Earth, The: Brotherhood

Tune Information

• Name: LITTLE CORNARD
• Composer: Martin Shaw (1915)
• Meter: 6. 6. 6. 6. 8. 8.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Music copyright, 1915, by J. Curwen & Sons, Ltd. Used by permission.