Text:Thus the great Lord of earth and sea
Author:Isaac Watts

518. Thus the great Lord of earth and sea

Thus the great Lord of earth and sea
Spake to his Son, and thus he swore:
"Eternal shall thy priesthood be,
And change from hand to hand no more.

"Aaron and all his sons must die;
But everlasting life is thine,
To save for ever those that fly
For refuge from the wrath divine.

"By me Melchizedek was made
On earth a king and priest at once;
And thou, my heav'nly Priest, shalt plead,
And thou, my King, shalt rule my sons.

Jesus the Priest ascends his throne,
While counsels of eternal peace,
Between the Father and the Son,
Proceed with honor and success.

Through the whole earth his reign shall spread,
And crush the powers that dare rebel;
Then shall he judge the rising dead,
And send the guilty world to hell.

Though while he treads his glorious way,
He drinks the cup of tears and blood,
The suff'rings of that dreadful day
Shall but advance him near to God.

Text Information
First Line: Thus the great Lord of earth and sea
Author: Isaac Watts
Meter: L. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1835
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Topic: Christ: exalted to the kingdom; Exaltation: of Christ to the kingdom; Sufferings: and kingdom of Christ (8 more...)
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