The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts ‎#264

264. The lands that long in darkness lay

The lands that long in darkness lay
Now have beheld a heav'nly light;
Nations that sat in death's cold shade
Are blessed with beams divinely bright.

The virgin's promised Son is born,
Behold th' expected child appear:
What shall his names or titles be?
"The Wonderful, the Counsellor."

[This infant is the mighty God,
Come to be suckled and adored;
Th' eternal Father, Prince of Peace,
The Son of David, and his Lord.]

The government of earth and seas
Upon his shoulders shall be laid;
His wide dominions still increase,
And honors to his name be paid.

Jesus, the holy child, shall sit
High on his father David's throne;
Shall crush his foes beneath his feet,
And reign to ages yet unknown.

Text Information

• First Line: The lands that long in darkness lay
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1835
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 9:7
  ;
  Isaiah 9:6
  ;
  Isaiah 9:2
  ;
  Luke 14:17
  ;
  Luke 14:22
  ;
  Luke 14:23
  ;
  Psalm 6
• Topic: Deliverance: from temptation; Satan subdued; Complaint: of sickness; Devotion: on a sick bed; Health: prayed for; Health: sickness, and recovery; Recovery from Sickness; Sick-Bed Devotion; Sickness healed; Temptations: in sickness; Victory: over temptations

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