Hills of the North, rejoice!

This is with out a doubt my favourite advent hymn, sung to 'Little Cornard' (A&M revised 269)


Hills of the North, rejoice,
echoing songs arise,
hail with united voice
him who made earth and skies:
he comes in righteousness and love,
he brings salvation from above.

Isles of the Southern seas,
sing to the listening earth,
carry on every breeze
hope of world's new birth:
in Christ can all be made a new,
his word is sure, his promise true.


Lands of the East, arise,
he is your brightest morn,
greet him with joyous eyes,
praise shall our hope adorn:
the God to whom long to bow
in Christ draws near, and calls you now.

Shores of the utmost West,
lands of the setting sun,
welcome to the heavenly guest
in whom the dawn has come:
he brings an never-ending light
who triumphed o'er our darkest night.

Shout, as you journey on,
songs be in every mouth,
lo, from the North they come,
from East and West and South:
in Jesus all shall find their rest,
in him the sons of earth be blest.

These words are taken form NEH, however most hymn books have these words, which I don't think are nearly as good...

Some people also insist on singing it to Darwall’s 148th which is clearly just wrong!