The Cyber Hymnal 11167. Maker and sovereign Lord

The Cyber Hymnal‎#11167

1 Maker and sovereign Lord
Of Heav’n, and earth, and seas,
Thy providence confirms Thy Word,
And answers Thy decrees.

2 The things so long foretold
By David are fulfilled,
When Jews and Gentiles joined to slay
Jesus, Thine holy Child.

3 Why did the Gentiles rage,
And Jews, with one accord,
Bend all their counsels to destroy
Th’Anointed of the Lord?

4 Rulers and kings agree
To form a vain design;
Against the Lord their powers unite
Against His Christ they join.

5 The Lord derides their rage,
And will support His throne;
He that hath raised Him from the dead
Hath owned Him for His Son.

6 Now He’s ascended high,
And asks to rule the earth;
The merit of His blood He pleads,
And pleads His heav’nly birth.

7 He asks, and God bestows
A large inheritance;
Far as the world’s remotest ends
His kingdom shall advance.

8 The nations that rebel
Must feel His iron rod;
He’ll vindicate those honors well
Which He received from God.

9 Be wise, ye rulers, now,
And worship at His throne;
With trembling joy, ye people, bow
To God’s exalted Son.

10 If once His wrath arise,
Ye perish on the place;
Then blessèd is the soul that flies
For refuge to His grace.

Tune Information
Name:	DONCASTER
Composer:	Samuel Wesley (1837)
Meter:	SM
Key:	d♭ minor
Source:	Psalms and Hymns for the Service of the Church, 1837
Copyright:	Public Domain

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