Appendix, Containing a Number of Hymns Taken Chiefly from Dr. Watts's Scriptural Collection ‎#LXVII

LXVII. Thus saith the Ruler of the Skies

1 Thus saith the Ruler of the Skies,
"awake my dreadful Sword;
"Awake my Wrath, and smite the Man
"my Fellow," saith the Lord.
2 Vengeance receiv'd the dread Command,
and armed down she flies;
Jesus submits t' his Father's Hand,
and bows his Head, and dies.

3 But oh! the Wisdom and the Grace
that join with Vengeance now!
He dies to save our guilty Race,
and yet He rises too.
3 A Person so divine was He
who yielded to be slain,
That He could give his Soul away,
and take his Life again.

5 Live, glorious Lord, and reign on high,
let ev'ry Nation sing,
And Angels sound with endless Joy
the Savior and the King.

Text Information

• First Line: Thus saith the Ruler of the Skies
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1765
• Scripture:
  Zechariah 13:7
• Notes: Public Domain.

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