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HAIL TO THE LORD’S ANOINTED

Hail to the Lord’s anointed!

Great David’s greater Son;

Hail in the time appointed,

His reign on earth begun!

He comes to break oppression,

To set the captive free;

To take away transgression,

And rule in equity.

James Montgomery (1771–1854)

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HAIL TO THE LORD’S ANOINTED

He comes, with succor speedy

To those who suffer wrong;

To help the poor and needy,

And bid the weak be strong;

To give them songs for sighing,

Their darkness turn to light,

Whose souls, condemned and dying,

Were precious in His sight.

James Montgomery (1771–1854)

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HAIL TO THE LORD’S ANOINTED

By such shall He be feared

While sun and moon endure;

Beloved, obeyed, revered;

For He shall judge the poor,

Through changing generations,

With justice, mercy, truth;

While stars maintain their stations,

Or moons renew their youth.

James Montgomery (1771–1854)

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HAIL TO THE LORD’S ANOINTED

He shall come down, like showers

Upon the fruitful earth,

And love, joy, hope, like flowers,

Spring in His path to birth:

Before Him, on the mountains,

Shall Peace, the herald, go,

And righteousness in fountains,

From hill to valley flow.

James Montgomery (1771–1854)

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HAIL TO THE LORD’S ANOINTED

Arabia’s desert ranger

To Him shall bow the knee;

The Ethiopian stranger

His glory come to see;

With offerings of devotion,

Ships from the isles shall meet,

To pour the wealth of ocean

In tribute at His feet.

James Montgomery (1771–1854)

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Kings shall fall down before Him,

And gold and incense bring;

All nations shall adore Him,

His praise all people sing;

For He shall have dominion

O’er river, sea and shore,

Far as the eagle’s pinion

Or dove’s light wing can soar.

James Montgomery (1771–1854)

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HAIL TO THE LORD’S ANOINTED

For Him shall prayer unceasing

And daily vows ascend;

His kingdom still increasing,

A kingdom without end:

The mountain dews shall nourish

A seed in weakness sown,

Whose fruit shall spread and flourish

And shake like Lebanon.

James Montgomery (1771–1854)

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O’er every foe victorious,

He on His throne shall rest;

From age to age more glorious,

All blessing and all blest.

The tide of time shall never

His covenant remove;

His name shall stand forever,

His name to us is Love.

James Montgomery (1771–1854)

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