O’er the Gloomy Hills of Darkness

Author: William Williams
Composer: Hans Henry Petersen

Languages (12)

This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:

  • Danish: Over mørkets dunkle høje
  • Dutch: Heel de wereld toeft in ’t duister
  • English: O’er the Gloomy Hills of Darkness
  • French: Le Millénium, en gloire
  • German: Über düstre, dunkle Hügel
  • Japanese: 暗い丘のあなたより
  • Korean: 영혼아 고요히 바라보라
  • Maori: E te Wairua, Tiro Atu
  • Norwegian: Over mørke, triste høyder
  • Spanish: Por el monte mas lobrega
  • Swedish: Över mörkrets dunkla höjder
  • Tongan: Nofo he fakapoʻuli
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Most common tunes for “O’er the Gloomy Hills of Darkness”

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Appearances of “O’er the Gloomy Hills of Darkness” over time

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Representative lyrics

English (Original Language)

1. O’er the gloomy hills of darkness,Look, my soul, be still and gaze;All the promises do travailWith the glorious day of grace;Blessed jubilee,Blessed jubilee,Let thy glorious morning dawn!

2. Let the Indian and the Negro,Let the rude barbarian seeThat divine and glorious conquestOnce obtained on Calvary.Let the gospel,Let the gospelSoon resound from pole to pole.

3. Kingdoms wide that sit in darkness,Grant them, Lord, the glorious light;And from eastern coast to westernMay the morning chase the night—Chase the darkness,Chase the darknessFrom their long benighted eyes.

4. Fly abroad, thou mighty gospel;Win and conquer, never cease;So Immanuel’s fair dominionsShall extend and still increase,Till the kingdoms,Till the kingdomsOf the world are all his own.

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