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5b | 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.)#6 | 7 |
1 [Maker and sovereign Lord
Of heaven and earth and seas,
Thy providence confirms thy word,
And answers thy decrees.
2 The things so long foretold
By David are fulfill'd;
When Jews and Gentiles join'd to slay
Jesus, thine holy Child.]
3 Why did the Gentiles rage,
And Jews with one accord
Join all their councils to destroy
Th' Anointed of the Lord?
4 Rulers and Kings agree
To form a vain design;
Against the Lord their powers unite,
Against his Christ they join.
5 The Lord derides their rage,
And will support his throne;
He that hath rais'd him from the dead,
Hath own'd him for his son.
Pause.
6 Now he's ascended high,
To rule the subject earth;
The merit of his blood he pleads,
And pleads his heavenly birth.
7 Beneath his sovereign sway
The Gentile nations bend;
Far as the world's remotest bounds,
His kingdom shall extend.
8 The nations that rebel,
Must feel his iron rod;
He'll vindicate those honours well
Which he receiv'd from God.
9 [Be wise, ye rulers, now,
And worship at his throne;
With trembling joy, ye people bow,
To God's exalted Son.
10 If once his wrath arise,
Ye perish on the place;
Then blessed is the soul that flies
For refuge to his grace.]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Maker and sovereign Lord |
Title: | Christ Dying, Rising, Interceding, and Reigning |
Meter: | Short Metre |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1786 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Christ: exalted to the kingdom; Christ: his sufferings and kingdom; Delight: and safety in the church(6 more...) |
Notes: | Translated according to the Divine Pattern, Acts 4:24- |