
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #207b (1786) Topics: Christ exalted to the kingdom; Exaltation of Christ to the Kingdom; Suffering and Kingdom of Christ; Christ exalted to the kingdom; Exaltation of Christ to the Kingdom; Suffering and Kingdom of Christ First Line: Thus God th' eternal Father spake Lyrics: 1 Thus God th' eternal Father spake
To Christ the Son: "Ascend and sit
"At my right hand, 'till I shall make
"Thy foes submissive at thy feet.
2 "From Zion shall thy word proceed,
"Thy word, the sceptre in thy hand,
"Shall make the hears of rebels bleed,
"And bow their wills to thy command.
3 "That day shall shew thy power is great,
"When saints shall flock with willing minds,
"And sinners crowd thy temple-gate,
"Where holiness in beauty shines."
4 O blessed power! O glorious day!
What a large vict'ry shall ensue!
And converts, who thy grace obey,
Exceed the drops of morning dew. Scripture: Psalm 110 Languages: English
Christ exalted, and Multitudes converted; or, The Success of the Gospel