Words: Author unknown, in Carmina Sacra, by Lowell Mason (Boston, Massachusetts: J. H. Wilkins & R. B. Carter, 1844), p. 84.
Music: Snowfield, , Carmina Sacra, (Boston, Massachusetts: J. H. Wilkins & R. B. Carter, 1844.
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Thou shalt, O Lord, descend,
And all the kingdoms bless;
Throughout the earth Thy realm extend,
And judge in righteousness.
The fruitful earth shall yield
A rich, increasing, store;
And God, who is to us revealed,
His choicest gifts shall pour.
The blessings of His grace
He shall to us make known;
Till all the earth His laws embrace,
And His dominion own.
Let all the people raise
The loud thanksgiving voice;
Let every nation sing Thy praise,
And every tongue rejoice.