Scripture Verse

Ye shall hallow the fiftieth year…it shall be a jubilee unto you. Leviticus 25:10

Introduction

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Z. Montgomery Gibson (1871–1945)

Words: Z. Mont­go­me­ry Gib­son, in World-Wide Ho­san­nas, by Ad­am Gei­bel & R. Frank Leh­man (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Ad­am Gei­bel Mu­sic, 1904), num­ber 137. Based on the year, it seems like­ly Gib­son wrote the hymn for the 50th an­ni­ver­sa­ry of the Rox­bor­ough Pres­by­ter­ian Church in Phi­la­del­phia, where he was pas­tor.

Music: Wem­bley Will­iam M. Gib­son, 1904 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Will­iam Gib­son (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), or a bet­ter one of Mont­go­me­ry Gib­son,

Lyrics

Thy people, Lord, through­out all time,
In tra­vel­ing down the path of life,
Beheld the Star—the Son sub­lime,
And trem­bled not at com­ing strife,
And trem­bled not at com­ing strife.

Through trou­bled years in strug­gles oft,
This Church has lift­ed up her voice,
’Mid deep dis­tress, she looked aloft,
And found con­tent­ment in her choice,
And found con­tent­ment in her choice.

We lift to Thee—O, so­ve­reign Lord,
Our lof­ti­est notes in grate­ful song;
May com­ing hosts in sweet ac­cord,
The an­them swell—the praise pro­long,
The an­them swell—the praise pro­long.

Wide circ­ling as Thy so­ve­reign light,
So let our in­spi­rations be,
With Thee to dwell—su­preme delight,
In time and in eter­ni­ty,
In time and in eter­ni­ty.