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Lyrics and Information

Jesus Shall Reign

Words by Isaac Watts (1674-1748), 1719, from Psalm 72
Tune: DUKE STREET by John Hatton (c. 1710-1793), 1793
Key signature: D major (2 sharps)
Time signature: 4/4
Meter: 8.8.8.8.(L.M.)
Public Domain
Organ Performance at Hymns Without Words
1. Jesus shall reign where’er the sun Does his successive journeys run; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
2. To Him shall endless prayer be made, And endless praises crown His head; His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise With ev’ry morning sacrifice.
3. People and realms of ev’ry tongue Dwell on His love with sweetest song, And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessing on His name.
4. Blessings abound where’er He reigns: The pris’ner leaps to lose his chains; The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest.
5. Where He displays His healing power, Death and the curse are known no more; In Him the tribes of Adam boast more blessings than their father lost.
6. Let ev’ry creature rise and bring Blessing and honor to our King; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen.