Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America ‎#7b

7b. Christ dying, rising, interceding, and reigning

[1 Maker and sov'reign 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 fulfill'd,
When Jews and Gentiles join'd to slay
Jesus, thine holy child.]

3 Why did the Gentiles rage,
And Jews with one accord,
Join all their counsels to destroy
Th' anointed of the Lord?

4 Rulers and kings agree
To form a vain design;
Against the Lord their pow'rs unite,
Against his Christ they join.

5 The Lord derides their rage,
And will support his throne;
He that hath rais'd him from the dead,
Hath own'd him for his Son.

6 Now he's ascended high,
To rule the subject earth;
The merit of his blood he pleads,
And pleads his heav'nly birth.

7 Beneath his sov'reign sway
The Gentile nations bend;
Far as the world's remotest bounds
His kingdom shall extend.

8 The nations that rebel,
Must feel his iron rod;
He'll vindicate those honors well
Which he receiv'd 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 blessed is the soul that flies
For refuge to his grace.]

Text Information

• First Line: Maker and sov'reign Lord
• Title: Christ dying, rising, interceding, and reigning
• Meter: Short Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1791
• Scripture:
  Psalm 2
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Translated according to the divine pattern, Acts 4:24 etc.

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