Sunday Hymn: Jesus Shall Reign

Jesus shall reign where’er the sun
Does his successive journeys run;
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more.

For him shall endless prayer be made,
And praises throng to crown his head;
His Name, like sweet perfume, shall rise
With ev’ry morning sacrifice.

People and realms of ev’ry tongue
Dwell on his love with sweetest song;
And infant voices shall proclaim
Their early blessings on his Name.

Blessings abound where’er he reigns;
The pris’ner leaps to lose his chains,
The weary find eternal rest,
And all the sons of want are blest.

Let ev’ry creature rise and bring
Peculiar honors to our King,
Angels descend with songs again,
And earth repeat the loud Amen.

—Isaac Watts

This is a hymn that needs to be sung like an anthem—or a coronation hymn—and if it’s sung by “people … of ev’ry tongue,” so much the better.

Other hymns, worship songs, sermons etc. posted today:

• Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus at By Grace Alone
• My Jesus, I Love Thee at Graces Daily
• Ye Ransomed Sinners, Hear at The Happy Wonderer
• All Creatures of Our God and King at Luma Simms
• Return to Him at Tried With Fire
• Lord’s Day 8, 2014 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Lifting Up Our Hearts at The Upward Call
• Your Weekly Dose of Spurgeon at Pyromaniacs: An indispensible home feature
• The Treasury of David: Psalm 13:1 at Theology for Girls

Have you posted a hymn (or sermon, sermon notes, prayer, etc.) today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by contacting me using the contact form linked above, and I’ll add your post to the list.