1 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands, Ye tribes of every tongue; His new discover'd grace demands A new and nobler song.
2 Say to the nations, Jesus reigns, God's own almighty Son; His power the sinking world sustains, And grace surrounds his throne.
3 Let heaven proclaim the joyful day, Joy thro' the earth be seen; Let cities shine in bright array, And fields in cheerful green.
4 Let an unusual joy surprise The islands of the sea; Ye mountains, sink, ye vallies, rise, Prepare the Lord his way.
5 Behold he comes, he comes to bless The nations as their God; To shew the world his righteousness, And send his truth abroad.
6 But when his voice shall raise the dead, And bid the world draw near, How will the guilty nations dread To see their Judge appear!