Hail to the Lord’s anointed, great David’s greater Son!
Hail in
the time appointed, His reign on earth begun!
He comes
to break oppression, to set the captive free;
To take
away transgression and rule in equity.
He comes in succor speedy to those who suffer wrong;
To help
the poor and needy, and bid the weak be strong;
To give
them songs for sighing, their darkness turn to light,
Whose
souls, condemned and dying, were precious in His sight.
He shall come down like showers upon the fruitful earth;
Love,
joy, and hope, like flowers, spring in His path to birth.
Before
Him, on the mountains, shall peace, the herald, go,
And
righteousness, in fountains, from hill to valley flow.
Kings shall fall down before Him, and gold and incense bring;
All
nations shall adore Him, His praise all people sing;
For He
shall have dominion o’er river, sea and shore,
Far as
the eagle’s pinion or dove’s light wing can soar.
For Him shall prayer unceasing and daily vows ascend;
His
kingdom still increasing, a kingdom without end:
The
mountain dews shall nourish a seed in weakness sown,
Whose
fruit shall spread and flourish and shake like Lebanon.
O’er every foe victorious, He on His throne shall rest;
From age
to age more glorious, all blessing and all blest.
The tide
of time shall never His covenant remove;
His Name
shall stand forever, His Name to us is Love.
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