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93c. 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 sov'reign 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 pow'r 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 fix'd thy church shall ne'er remove;
Thy saints with holy fear
Shall in thy courts appear,
And sing thine everlasting love.

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

Text Information
First Line: The Lord Jehovah reigns
Meter: As the old 122d Psalm
Language: English
Publication Date: 1793
Scripture:
Notes: Public Domain.
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