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- Sound over all waters, reach out from all lands,
- The chorus of voices, the clasping of hands;
- Sing hymns that were sung by the stars of the morn,
- Sing songs of the angels when Jesus was born!
- With glad jubilations
- Bring hope to the nations!
- The dark night is ending and dawn has begun:
- Rise, hope of the ages, arise like the sun,
- All speech flow to music, all hearts beat as one!
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- Sing the bridal of nations! with chorals of love
- Sing out the war-vulture and sing in the dove,
- Till the hearts of the peoples keep time in accord,
- And the voice of the world is the voice of the Lord!
- Clasp hands of the nations
- In strong gratulations:
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- The dark night is ending and dawn has begun;
- Rise, hope of the ages, arise like the sun,
- All speech flow to music, all hearts beat as one!
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- Blow, bugles of battle, the marches of peace;
- East, west, north, and south let the long quarrel cease
- Sing the song of great joy that the angels began,
- Sing of glory to God and of good-will to man!
- Hark! joining in chorus
- The heavens bend o'er us!
- The dark night is ending and dawn has begun;
- Rise, hope of the ages, arise like the sun,
- All speech flow to music, all hearts beat as one!
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