Dr. Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David ‎#201

201. 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 never move:
Thy saints, with holy fear,
Shall in thy courts appear,
And sing thine everlasting love.

Text Information

• First Line: The Lord Jehovah reigns
• Meter: As the 122d Psalm
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790
• Scripture:
  Psalm 93
• Notes: Repeat the fourth stanza to complete the tune.

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