The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3929

3929. The Lord Jehovah Reigns (2)

1. The Lord Jehovah reigns,
And royal state maintains,
His head with awful glories crowned;
Arrayed in robes of light,
Begirt with sovereign might,
And rays of majesty around.

2. Upheld by Thy commands
The world securely stands,
And skies and stars obey Thy word:
Thy throne is fixed on high
Before the starry sky;
Eternal is Thy kingdom, Lord.

3. In vain the noisy crowd,
Like billows fierce and loud,
Against Thine empire rage and roar;
In vain, with angry spite,
The surly nations fight,
And dash like waves upon the shore.

4. Let floods and nations rage,
And all their powers engage;
Let swelling tides assault the sky;
The terrors of Thy frown
Shall beat their madness down:
Thy throne for ever stands on high.

5. Thy promises are true,
Thy grace is ever new:
There fixed, Thy Church shall ne’er remove;
Thy saints with holy fear
Shall in Thy courts appear,
And sing Thine everlasting love.

Text Information

• First Line: The Lord Jehovah reigns
• Title: The Lord Jehovah Reigns (2)
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: 66.86.68
• Language: English
• Source: The Psalms of David, 1719
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: DALSTON
• Composer: Aaron Williams (1760)
• Meter: 66.86.68
• Incipit: 51127 11334 23355
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Public Domain