God’s Great Refrain

Listen to the won­drous mu­sic

Ringing down the ag­es long

’Tis the voice of great Je­ho­vah

Breaking forth in migh­ty song

Singing of His Christ our king

Who should come in low­ly birth

And with truth and right­eous­ness

Reign and rule in all the earth.

Persecution met His pro­phets

Sword and dun­geon

pain and stress;

Prisoned

slain was His fore­run­ner

Preaching forth in right­eous­ness;

Mocked and scourged and cru­ci­fied

Was His pro­mised Christ

our king

Yet thro’ all the rage and scorn

Hear the song of tri­umph ring.

Onward

on­ward

His do­min­ion

Swept the earth with migh­ty flood

Naught could hin­der its sure tri­umph

Heroes’ fires nor mar­tyrs’ blood;

Ever gleamed the cross more bright

Still more glo­ri­ous grew the King

As from age to age glad souls

Heard the song of tri­umph ring.

Unto ev­ery tribe and na­tion

Speed the her­alds of the cross

Finding joy in tri­bu­la­tion

Counting all for Him but loss;

Heathen hearts a Sav­ior find

All the isles pro­claim Him king

Yea

in ev­ery land and race

Hear the song of tri­umph ring.

Mighty God

Thy voice clear ring­ing

Reaches to earth’s far­thest shore;

Dare hearts still de­ny Thee wel­come?

Dare they fail Christ to adore?

God eter­nal

let Thy song

Still in heav’n­ly ca­dence ring

Till each heart the Christ con­fess

And

ador­ing

crown Him king.