The Kingdom Is Spreading
- Words:
- Mrs. M. B. C. Slade
- Music:
- R. M. McIntosh
Sheet music
- 1From all the dark placesOf earth's heathen races,Oh, see how the thick shadows fly!The voice of salvation awakes ev‘ry nation,Come over and help us, they cry.The kingdom is spreading,Oh, tell ye the story,God's banner exalted shall be!The earth shall be full of His knowledge and glory,As waters that cover the sea.
- 2The sunlight is glancingO'er armies advancingTo conquer the kingdoms of sin;Our Lord shall possess them,His presence shall bless them,His beauty shall enter them in.The kingdom is spreading,Oh, tell ye the story,God's banner exalted shall be!The earth shall be full of His knowledge and glory,As waters that cover the sea.
- 3With praising and singing,And jubilant ringing,Their arms of rebellion cast down,At last ev‘ry nation,The Lord of salvation,Their King and Redeemer shall crown!The kingdom is spreading,Oh, tell ye the story,God's banner exalted shall be!The earth shall be full of His knowledge and glory,As waters that cover the sea.
In the hymnals
- The words are in 140 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.