Ignite our hearts with holy fire’s gleam, To sing salvation’s song in ardent strain, We lift the name of Jesus Christ supreme, A blaze of grace to echo through the plain.
The trumpets flare with molten golden cries, Their fanfare splits the velvet dusk apart, Where banners blaze with hues of molten dawn, Proclaiming Christ, enthroned in heaven’s heart.
His crown ignites—a wildfire laced with stars, His scepter carves through storms with blazing light, The oceans roar, their waves like sapphire swords, A symphony of thunder shakes the night.
The cherubim, with eyes of diamond flame, In torrents sing till galaxies resound, The seraphim, their wings a scarlet blaze, Cast halos down where mortal kings are crowned.
Eternal King, Your glory gilds the skies, A hymn that paints the soul with paradise.
The trumpets blaze with golden notes on high, A fanfare echoes through the boundless skies, Where regal banners lift toward realms unseen, Proclaiming Christ, the Lord of all that flies.
His crown outshines the stars in midnight’s reign, His scepter parts the chaos with a word, The heavens bow, the oceans sing His name, A symphony no mortal ear has heard.
The cherubim in ceaseless chorus call, The seraphim with wings of flame adore, While kings of earth cast down their fleeting thrall, To kneel before the One forevermore.
Eternal King, Your triumph fills the air, A royal hymn of love beyond compare.
No fleeting cheers from man’s frail lips they crave, Whose praise, a whim, dissolves in scornful air, They march as kings through time’s unyielding wave, Their souls ablaze with valor none can share. The crowd’s acclaim, a brittle, broken reed, Falls mute before their unrelenting stride, Yet heaven thunders, hailing every deed, A chorus vast where conquerors abide. Through shadows cast by earth’s unseeing throng, They wield a power mortal eyes deny, Till golden gates resound with victory’s song, And stars themselves their glorious names cry. Let man’s weak shouts in fickle dust be hurled— They reign supreme, the heroes of God’s world.
Their quills did dance where mortal tongues aspire, Charles Wesley cried, “And can it be, my chains” Fell off, my heart unbound by love’s own fire,” A friend in Christ triumphant o’er our pains. Then Fanny, blind yet seeing glory’s gleam, Proclaimed, “This is my story,” bold and free, “Blessed assurance,” Jesus reigns supreme, Our truest friend through all eternity. And Whitefield’s voice, with herald angels’ call, Did thunder, “Glory to the newborn King,” A victor’s hymn to shatter Satan’s thrall, In every soul salvation’s joy to ring. These saints of old, with ink and faith arrayed, Exalt our Friend, whose throne shall stand unscathed.
Through all the earth, where foes in darkness rise, A friend more true than heroes crowned in lore, Doth reign supreme, His banner in the skies, Victorious Lord, whom angels loud adore. His mighty hand doth shatter chains apart, His voice commands the tempests to obey, With power vast, He lifts the trembling heart, And turns the night to everlasting day. No force of sin can stand against His might, No grave can hold the glory of His name, Triumphant King, He gilds our souls with light, And writes our joy in lines of holy flame. So hail we Christ, our Friend and Conqueror bold, Whose boundless reign shall nevermore grow old.
The gates of pearl in radiant splendor gleam, A threshold vast where mortal dreams ascend, Through streets of gold, a shimmering, endless stream, The soul’s delight in beauty without end. Each foundation stone, a jewel of sacred hue, Bears names of twelve, apostles bold and true— Their steadfast faith, in colors bright, proclaimed, A testament through ages ever new. The jasper glows, the sapphire’s azure flame, Emerald whispers life, and ruby’s fire, All woven in a hymn to one great Name, A city built of grace and pure desire. Here wealth of earth meets heaven’s boundless store, A realm where love and light reign evermore.
O Lord of might, enthroned in boundless light, Behold the anguished souls by evil torn, Their cries ascend through terror’s endless night, By monstrous hands in darkness cruelly worn. Arise with fury, break the wicked’s hold, Cast down the powers that in shadows thrive, Let justice rain, their vileness to unfold, And snatch the broken forth to life alive.
Yet, Savior, pierced for us on mercy’s tree, Bind up their wounds with love that never fails, From horror’s grip their spirits gently free, O’er haunting fears let holy peace prevail. Smite Thou the foe, their reign of dread consume, Raise up the crushed to bloom in vict’ry’s plum
The words of Christ’s own poet, pure and bright, Outshine the ruby’s fire with sacred gleam, Each verse a sapphire, deep with holy light, A stream of grace that flows from mercy’s theme. Like emeralds green with life, they bloom anew, Reflecting Eden’s hope in every line, Their amethystine hue, a royal view, Reveals the Savior’s heart in tones divine.
No diamond cuts so keen as truth they bear, Nor topaz glows with such eternal flame, These jeweled praises, wrought in fervent prayer, Adorn the King’s own throne with Christ’s great name. So fall these gems from lips redeemed and free, A treasury of love for all to see.
The throne of loving glory, beauty, delight, Beholds His royally redeemed in radiant bloom, His heart, a well of joy that knows no night, Sees them as heirs of splendor, free from gloom. His scepter marks them precious in His sight, His crown of light their royal state reveals, He views them robed in honor, pure and bright, Their worship sweet, a treasure He inseals.
No flaw obscures the beauty He surveys, For in His gaze they shine with regal worth, A tapestry of grace through endless days, Their royal praises echo His true mirth. Ye chosen, rise, His courts of bliss adorn, His heart’s delight in thee forever born.