Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David ‎#XXXIIIa

XXXIIIa. Rejoice, ye Righteous, in the Lord

1 Rejoice, ye Righteous, in the Lord,
This work belongs to you:
Sing of his name, his ways, his word,
How holy, just, and true!

2 His mercy and his righteousness
Let heaven and earth proclaim;
His works of nature and of grace
Reveal his wondrous name.

3 His word, with energy divine,
Those heavenly arches spread,
Bid starry hosts around them shine,
And light the heavens pervade.

4 He taught the swelling waves to flow
To their appointed deep;
Bade raging seas their limits know,
And still their station keep.

5 Ye tenants of the spacious earth,
With fear before him stand;
He spake, and nature took its birth,
And rests on his command.

6 He scorns the angry nations' rage,
And breaks their vain designs;
His counsel stands through every age,
And in full glory shines.

Text Information

• First Line: Rejoice, ye Righteous, in the Lord
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1785
• Scripture:
  Psalm 33
• Notes: First Part

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