Exert Thy Power

Exert Thy pow­er

Thy rights main­tain

Insulted

ev­er­last­ing King!

The in­flu­ence of Thy crown in­crease

And strang­ers to Thy foot­stool bring.

We long to see that hap­py time

That dear

ex­pect­ed

bliss­ful day

When count­less my­ri­ads of our race

The se­cond Ad­am shall ob­ey.

Thy pro­phe­cies must be ful­filled

Though earth and hell should dare op­pose;

The stone cut from the mount­ain’s side

Tho’ un­ob­served

to em­pire grows.

Soon shall the min­gled im­age fall

Brass

sil­ver

ir­on

gold and clay

And su­per­sti­tion’s gloomy reign

To light and li­ber­ty give way.

In one sweet sym­pho­ny of praise

Gentile and Jew shall then unite;

And in­fi­de­li­ty

ashamed

Sink in th’a­byss of end­less night.

Afric’s em­an­ci­pat­ed sons

Shall join

with Eur­ope’s pol­ished race

To ce­le­brate

in dif­fer­ent tongues

The glo­ries of re­deem­ing grace.

From east to west

from north to south

Immanuel’s king­dom shall extend;

And ev­ery man

in ev­ery face

Shall meet a bro­ther

and a friend.