238. Rise, crowned with light, great Salem, rise!

1 Rise, crowned with light, great Salem, rise!
Exalt thine head and lift thine eyes;
See a long race thy courts adorn,
Of sons and daughters yet unborn.

2 See nations at thy gates attend,
And lowly in thy temple bend;
See crowds on every side arise,
Eager to mount above the skies.

3 See heaven its portals wide display,
And pour on thee a flood of day!
Thy day shall shine forever bright,
For God himself shall be thy light.

4 What though the skies in smoke decay,
Rocks fall, and mountains melt away!
Fixed in his word, his power remains:
Thy glorious King, Messiah, reigns!

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First Line: Rise, crowned with light, great Salem, rise!
Author: Pope
Meter: L. M.
Publication Date: 1873
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: Christ: Intercession and Reign; Reign of the Messiah
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