From all the dark plac­es of earth’s hea­then races,
O see how the thick sha­dows fly!
The voice of sal­va­tion awakes ev­ery nation,
Come ov­er and help us, they cry.

Refrain

The king­dom is com­ing, O tell ye the sto­ry,
God’s ban­ner ex­alt­ed shall be!
The earth shall be full of His know­ledge and glo­ry,
As wa­ters that co­ver the sea.

The sun­light is glanc­ing o’er ar­mies ad­vanc­ing
To con­quer the king­doms of sin;
Our Lord shall pos­sess them,
His pre­sence shall bless them,
His beau­ty shall en­ter them in.

Refrain

With shout­ing and sing­ing, and ju­bi­lant ring­ing,
Their arms of re­bel­lion cast down;
At last ev­ery na­tion the Lord of sal­va­tion
Their king and Re­deem­er shall crown!

Refrain