Jehovah Reigns, Let Earth Be Glad

Jehovah reigns, let earth be glad,
And all the isles their joy make known;
With clouds and darkness He is clad,
On truth and justice rests His throne.

Consuming fire destroys His foes,
Around the world His lightnings blaze;
The trembling earth His presence knows,
The mountains melt before His gaze.

The heav’ns His righteousness proclaim,
Through earth His glory shines abroad;
From idol worship turn with shame
And bow before the living God.

Thy Church rejoices to behold
Thy judgments in the earth, O Lord;
Thy glory to the world unfold,
Supreme o’er all be Thou adored.

All ye that truly love the Lord,
Hate sin, for He is just and pure;
To saints His help He will accord
And keep them in His love secure.

For good men light and joy are sown
To bless them in the harvest time;
Ye saints, your joy in God make known
And ever praise His Name sublime.

Author: Unknown

This is a metrical paraphrase of Psalm 97. The specific wording and stanza structure (including the final incomplete stanza) match versions found in 19th-century Presbyterian and Reformed Psalters and hymnals, but no individual author is credited. It is sometimes attributed broadly to the 1650 Scottish Psalter tradition or later editors, but no primary name is consistently attached.