The Psalms of David ‎#166b

166b. The Lord Jehovah reigns

1 The Lord Jehovah reigns,
And royal State maintains,
His Head with awful Glories crown'd;
Array'd in Robes of Light,
Begirt with sov'reign Might,
And Rays of Majesty around.

2 Upheld by thy Commands,
The World securely stands;
And Skies and Stars obey thy Word;
Thy Throne was fix'd on high
Before the Starry Sky;
Eternal is thy Kingdom, Lord.

3 In vain the noisy Crowd,
Like Billows fierce and loud,
Against thine Empire rage and roar;
In vain, with angry Spite,
The surly Nations fight,
And dash like Waves against the Shore.

4 Let Floods and Nations rage,
And all their Pow'rs engage;
Let swelling Tides assault the Sky;
The Terrors of thy Frown
Shall beat their Madness down:
Thy Throne for ever stands on high.

5 Thy Promises are true,
Thy Grace is ever new;
There fix'd thy Church shall ne'er remove;
Thy Saints with holy Fear,
Shall in thy Courts appear,
And sing thine everlasting Love.

[Repeat the fourth Stanza, to compleat the Tune]

Text Information

• First Line: The Lord Jehovah reigns
• Meter: As the old 122d Psalm
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1740
• Scripture:
  Psalm 93
• Topic: God: Eternal and Sovereign, and holy; God: his power and majesty; God: supreme governor; Jehovah: reigns
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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