Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David ‎#135

135. Christ's Kingdom among the Gentiles

1 Jesus shall reign where e'er the sun
Does his successive journeys run:
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more.

2 [Behold the nations with their kings;
There Europe her best tribute brings;
From north to south the princes meet
To pay their homage at his feet.

3 There Persia, glorious to behold,
And India shines in eastern gold;
While western empires own their Lord
And savage tribes attend his word.

4 For him shall endless prayer be made,
And endless praises crown his head;
His name like sweet perfume shall rise
With every morning sacrifice.

5 People and realms of every tongue
Dwell on his love with sweetest song;
And infant voices shall proclaim
Their early blessings on his name.

6 Blessings abound where e'er he reigns,
The joyful prisoner bursts his chains;
The weary find eternal rest,
And all the sons of want are blest.

7 Where he displays his healing power,
Death and the curse are known no more;
In him the tribes of Adam boast
More blessings than their father lost.

8 Let every creature rise and bring,
Peculiar honors to our king:
Angels descend with songs again,
And earth repeat the loud amen.]

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus shall reign where e'er the sun
• Title: Christ's Kingdom among the Gentiles
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1787
• Scripture:
  Psalm 72
• Topic: Christ: exalted to the kingdom; Christ: his Kingdom among Gentiles; Exaltation of Christ to the Kingdom; Gentiles: given to Christ; Gentiles: church; Grace: Of Christ

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