English poem
The Glory of the Church in the latter Day. Isaiah lx. 1
by Philip Doddridge (1773–1832)
O Zion, tune thy Voice, And raise thy Hands on high; Tell all the Earth thy Joys, And boast Salvation nigh. Chearful in GOD, Arise and shine, While Rays divine Stream all abroad,
He gilds thy mourning Face With Beams that cannot fade; His all-resplendent Grace He pours around thy Head; The Nations round Thy Form shall view, With Lustre new Divinely crown'd.
In Honour to his Name Reflect that sacred Light; And loud that Grace proclaim, Which makes thy Darkness bright: Persue his Praise, Till sov'reign Love In Worlds above The Glory raise.
There on his holy Hill A brighter Sun shall rise, And with his Radiance fill Those fairer purer Skies; While round his Throne Ten thousand Stars In nobler Spheres His Influence own.
More by Philip Doddridge
- The final Sentence, and Happiness of the Righteous. Matt. xxv. 34
- The final Sentence, and Misery of the Wicked. Matt. xxv. 41
- The Fountain of Life. Zech. xiii. 1
- The Frailty of human Nature, and GOD'S gracious Regard to it. Psalm ciii. 14
- The GOD of Peace bruising Satan. Rom. xvi. 20
- The GOD of Spirits sought to supply Vacancies in the Congregations of his People Numbers xxvii. 15,-17
- The GOD of the Patriarchs preparing them a City. Heb. xi. 16
- The Godly Man's Ark. Isaiah xxvi. 20