By the priesthood unflinching and faithful uphold it;
Its crown pierces heav’n, and ’twill never be riv’n,
’Till the rule of the earth will to Jesus be given.
For the ensign of Israel’s streaming abroad,
And ever shall wave o’er the people of God.
’Tis the emblem of peace and good-will to mankind,
That prophets have sung of when freed by the spirit,
And a token which God has for Israel designed,
That their seed may the land of their fathers inherit;
Many nations will say, when they see its bright ray,