PREPARE a new song, Your maker to praise Amidst the great throng, His honours to raise, O Zion, with praises Your Saviour adore, Exulting in Jesus, Your King evermore!
Surrounding His throne With sacred delight, Let Jesus alone Your praises invite: Your voices combining Touch every sweet string, In harmony joining, The Saviour to sing!
Ye saints of the Lord, As round Him you stand, His two-edgèd sword, His Word, in your hand, To sound His high praises Your voices employ! To victory He raises, And crowns you with joy.
In vengeance He comes; The nations draw near; His throne He resumes; His judgements appear: There kings fall before Him, No princes rebel, And sinners before Him Sink trembling to hell.
Then, raised from the dust, His Church shall proclaim, Thy judgements are just, And faithful Thy name; This honour for ever His saints shall attend; Let praise to the Saviour In triumph ascend!
William Goode, 1762-1816