
Author: Watts Hymnal: Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #XCVIII (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: The lands that long in darkness lay Lyrics: 1 The lands that long in darkness lay,
Now have beheld a heav'nly light,
Nations that sat in death's cold shade,
Are bless'd with beams divinely bright.
2 The virgin's promis'd son is born;
Behold th' expected child appear:
What shall his names or titles be?
The Wonderful, the Counsellor.
3 This infant is the mighty God,
Come to be suckled and ador'd;
Th' eternal Father, Prince of Peace,
The son of David, and his Lord.
4 The government of earth and seas
Upon his shoulders shall be laid;
His wide dominions still increase,
And honours to his name be paid.
5 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. Topics: Particular Types, and General Prophesies of Jesus, from the Legal and Prophetic Dispensations Scripture: Isaiah 9:2 Languages: English
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