Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) ‎#164

164. The Lord Jehovah reigns

1 The Lord Jehovah reigns,
And royal state maintains,
His head with awful glories crown'd;
Array'd 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 was fixt on high
Ere stars adorn'd the sky;
Eternal is thy kingdom, Lord.

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

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

5 Thy promises are true,
Thy grace is ever new,
There fix'd 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
• Meter: 3d Metre. As the Old 122d Psalm
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1786
• Scripture:
  Psalm 93
• Topic: God: Eternal and Sovereign and Holy; God: supreme governor; God: his power and majesty; Jehovah; Jehovah: reigns

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