Rise, Crowned With Light, Imperial Salem, Rise!

Alexander Pope (1712) • English

Primary Scripture: Isaiah 49:18-22

Verse 1

Rise, crowned with light, imperial Salem, rise! Exalt thy towering head and lift thine eyes; See heav'n its sparkling portals wide display And break upon thee in a flood of day.

Verse 2

See a long race thy temple courts adorn; See future sons and daughters, yet unborn, In crowding ranks on ev'ry side arise, Demanding life, impatient for the skies.

Verse 3

See barb'rous nations at thy gates attend, Walk in the light, and in thy temple bend; See thy bright altars thronged with prostrate kings While ev'ry land its joyful tribute brings.

Verse 4

The seas shall waste, the skies in smoke decay, Rocks fall to dust, and mountains melt away; But fixed this Word, this saving pow'r, remains; Thy realms shall last, thine own Messiah reigns.

Scripture References

Reference 1

isaiah 49:18-22

Reference 2

isaiah 59:19

Reference 3

isaiah 60

Reference 4

haggai 2:7

Reference 5

1-corinthians 15:24-25

Reference 6

2-corinthians 5:14

Reference 7

ephesians 1:10

Reference 8

hebrews 1:8-9