Hark, the glad sound! the Savior comes!
The Savior promised long:
Take up the word, ye saved saints,
Renew the gladsome song.

He comes! creation to release,
In Satan’s bondage held;
The tyrant’s thralldom to destroy,
And make th’ usurper yield.

He comes! the mighty foe to bind,
The groaning earth to free,
While (chief of all His goodness gives)
Himself its Lord shall be.

Hosannas glad, Thou Prince of Peace,
Thy welcome shall proclaim;
And all creation shall rejoice
In Thy beloved name.