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THE RESTITUTION OF ALL THINGS.
Thou hast made us unto our God kings and priests, and we shall reign on the earth.
—Rev. v. 10.
Peace to the world, the Lord is come;
Its days of conflict now are o'er,
The Prince of Peace ascends the throne,
And war has ceased from shore to shore.
Its days of conflict now are o'er,
The Prince of Peace ascends the throne,
And war has ceased from shore to shore.
Joy to the earth, Messiah reigns,
Earth's diadems are on his brow;
Its rebel kingdoms are become
His everlasting kingdom now.
Earth's diadems are on his brow;
Its rebel kingdoms are become
His everlasting kingdom now.
Rest to the nations, blessed rest,
The storm is hushed above, below:
Joy to creation, welcome sound,
After six hundred years of woe.
The storm is hushed above, below:
Joy to creation, welcome sound,
After six hundred years of woe.
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The earth again is Paradise,
The desert blossoms as the rose,
Far happier place than Eden this,
Far brighter sweeter days than those.
The desert blossoms as the rose,
Far happier place than Eden this,
Far brighter sweeter days than those.
Oh, long-expected, absent long,
Star of creation's troubled gloom;
Let heaven and earth break forth in song,
Messiah, Saviour, art thou come?
Star of creation's troubled gloom;
Let heaven and earth break forth in song,
Messiah, Saviour, art thou come?
For thou hast bought us with thy blood,
And thou wast slain to set us free;
Thou mad'st us kings and priests to God,
And we shall reign on earth with Thee.
And thou wast slain to set us free;
Thou mad'st us kings and priests to God,
And we shall reign on earth with Thee.
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