Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David ‎#179

179. Christ's first and second Coming

1 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands,
Ye tribes of every tongue;
His new discover'd grace demands
A new and nobler song.

2 Say to the nations, Jesus reigns,
God's own almighty Son;
His power the sinking world sustains,
And grace surrounds his throne.

3 Let heaven proclaim the joyful day,
Joy through the earth be seen;
Let cities shine in bright array,
And fields in cheerful green.

4 The joyous earth, the bending skies
His glorious train display;
Ye mountains sink, ye vallies rise,
Prepare the Lord his way.

5 Behold he comes, he comes to bless
The nations as their God;
To shew the world his righteousness,
And send his truth abroad.

6 His voice shall raise the slumbering dead,
And bid the world draw near;
But how the guilty nations dread,
To see their Judge appear!

Text Information

• First Line: Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands
• Title: Christ's first and second Coming
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1787
• Scripture:
  Psalm 96:10-13
  ;
  Psalm 96:2
• Topic: Christ: first and second Coming; Conversion: of Jews and Gentiles; Gentiles: owning the true God; God: his power and majesty; Incarnation; Jehovah: reigns; Judgement Day

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