Meter: 11.11.11.11 with refrain Appears in 23 hymnals First Line: Christ shall have dominion, over land and sea Refrain First Line: Christ shall have dominion, over land and sea Lyrics: 1. Christ shall have dominion, over land and sea,
Earth’s remotest regions shall His empire be;
They that wilds inhabit shall their worship bring,
Kings shall render tribute, nations serve our king.
Refrain
Christ shall have dominion, over land and sea,
Earth’s remotest regions shall His empire be.
2. When the needy seek Him, He will mercy show;
Yea, the weak and helpless shall His pity know;
He will surely save them from oppression’s might,
For their lives are precious in His holy sight. [Refrain]
3. Ever and forever shall His name endure;
Long as suns continue it shall stand secure;
And in Him forever all men shall be blest,
And all nations hail Him King of kings confessed. [Refrain]
4. Unto God Almighty joyful Zion sings;
He alone is glorious, doing wondrous things.
Evermore, ye people, bless His glorious name,
His eternal glory through the earth proclaim. [Refrain] Used With Tune: ST. GERTRUDE Text Sources: The Psalter (Pittsburgh: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912)
Christ Shall Have Dominion