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Text: | Hail to the Lord's Anointed |
Author: | James Montgomery |
Tune: | AURELIA |
1 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.
2 He comes with 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.
3 He shall come down like showers
Upon the fruitful earth;
And love, joy, 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.
4 For Him shall prayer unceasing
And daily vows ascend;
His kingdom still increasing,
A kingdom without end.
The tide of time shall never
His covenant remove;
His Name shall stand forever;
That Name to us is Love.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Hail to the Lord's Anointed |
Author: | James Montgomery (1822) |
Meter: | 7, 6. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1890 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Advent; Advent, Third Sunday; Lent, Third Sunday |
Notes: | Alternate tune #114 or #250 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | AURELIA |
Meter: | 7, 6. |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Notes: | Composer from index: Dr. S. S. Wesley |