Laudes Domini ‎#552

552. The Fullness of the Gentiles

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 See barbarous nations at thy gates attend,
Walk in the light, and in thy temple bend;
See thy bright altars thronged with prostrate kings,
While every land its joyful 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, crowned with light, imperial Salem, rise!
• Title: The Fullness of the Gentiles
• Author: Alexander Pope
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1888
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 60:10
  ;
  Haggai 2:7
• Topic: Church: Missions of; Church: Triumph of; Church: Work of

Tune Information

• Name: MOSCOW
• Arranger: fr. A. Lwoff
• Meter: 10s
• Key: E♭ Major