Hark, the Voice Eternal

Hark! the voice eter­nal

robed in ma­jes­ty

Caging in­to be­ing earth and sea and sky

Hark! in count­less num­bers all the an­gel throng

Hail cre­ation’s morn­ing with one burst of song.

High in re­gal glo­ry

’mid eter­nal light

Reign

O King im­mor­tal

ho­ly

in­fi­nite.

Bright the world and glo­ri­ous

calm both earth and sea

Noble in its gran­deur stood man’s pur­ity;

Came the great trans­gress­ion

came the sad­den­ing fall

Death and de­so­la­tion breath­ing ov­er all.

Still in re­gal glo­ry

’mid eter­nal light

Reigned the King im­mor­tal

ho­ly

in­fi­nite.

Long the na­tions wait­ed

through the trou­bled night

Looking

long­ing

yearn­ing

for the pro­mised light.

Prophets saw the morn­ing break­ing far away

Minstrels sang the splen­dor of that op­en­ing day;

Whilst in re­gal glo­ry

’mid eter­nal light

Reigned the King im­mor­tal

ho­ly

in­fi­nite.

Brightly dawned the ad­vent of the new­born King

Joyously the watch­ers heard the an­gels sing.

Sadly closed the ev­en­ing of His hal­lowed life

As the noon­tide dark­ness veiled the last dread strife

Lo! again in glo­ry

’mid eter­nal light

Reigns the King im­mor­tal

ho­ly

in­fi­nite.

Lo! again He com­eth

robed in clouds of light

As the Judge eter­nal

armed with pow­er and might.

Nations to His foot­stool ga­thered then shall be;

Earth shall yield her trea­sures

and her dead

the sea.

Till the trum­pet sound­eth

’mid eter­nal light

Reign

thou King im­mor­tal

ho­ly

in­fi­nite.

Jesus! Lord and Mas­ter

Pro­phet

Priest

and King

To thy feet

tri­umph­ant

hal­lowed praise we bring.

Thine the pain and weep­ing

Thine the vic­to­ry;

Power

and praise

and hon­or

be

O Lord

to Thee.

High in re­gal glo­ry

’mid eter­nal light

Reign

O King im­mor­tal

ho­ly

in­fi­nite.