Nations That Long in Darkness Walked

Nations that long in dark­ness walked

Have now be­held a glo­ri­ous light;

On them who dwelt in shades of death

The light hath shin­èd heav’n­ly bright.

For lo! the vir­gin’s child is born;

To us the Son of God is giv’n.

Upon His shoul­ders shall be laid

The gov­ern­ment of earth and Heav’n.

His name is call­èd won­der­ful

The coun­sel­or

the migh­ty God

Eternal Fa­ther

Prince of Peace

Peace dear­ly pur­chased with His blood.

His gov­ern­ment shall know no bounds

But far and wide o’er all ex­tend;

And hap­py peace

the glo­ri­ous fruits

Of His just reign

shall know no end.

O’er Da­vid’s king­dom

on His throne

To rule

and ’stab­lish it se­cure

With judg­ment clear

and jus­tice right;

His reign for­ev­er shall en­dure.