That Despots and Tyrants all trembling await.
He comes! and the clank of the chains as they fall
From the captive, proclaim him the Savior of all!
He comes! and the doors of the prison fly open,
And the bond are set free by the word he hath spoken!
He comes! and before him all darkness and night
Flee away at his presence! for He is the Light!
The altar is raised, and the priest is at hand,
All shaven and shorn, at the altar to stand;
And now, through the land, the whole nation rejoices;