Scripture Verse

All things were made by Him. John 1:3

Introduction

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Felix Mendelssohn
(1809–1847)

Words: J. H. Sax­ton.

Music: Sher­borne (Men­dels­sohn), ar­ranged from Fe­lix Men­dels­sohn (1809–1847) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know when this hymn was writ­ten, Sax­ton’s full name, or where to get a good pic­ture of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

See the gold up­on the hills,
See the op­al in the sky;
Trembling dawn each val­ley fills,
Christ’s own morn­ing draw­eth nigh.

His the king­dom, His the crown,
His the ag­es yet to be;
All the lands of fair re­nown,
And the is­lands of the sea.

All the hun­gers of the race,
All the wounds from which men cry:
All are met in Je­sus’ grace;
He doth heal and sa­tis­fy.

None are strang­ers to His care,
Royal gifts for all are free;
All man­kind His breth­ren are,
And the world His Ga­li­lee.

Victor He, when con­quer­ors fail,
King o’er all, when mon­archs die;
He shall through the earth pre­vail,
Win the last long vic­to­ry.

His the gold up­on the hills,
His the light across the sea;
His the pur­pose that ful­fills,
His the day that is to be.