Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs ‎#CXLI

CXLI. The Passion and Exaltation

1 Thus saith the Ruler of the skies,
Awake my dreadful sword;
Awake my wrath, and smite the man,
My fellow, saith the Lord.

2 Vengeance receiv'd the dread command,
And armed, down she flies:
Jesus submits t' his Father's hand,
And bows his head and dies.

3 But O the wisdom and the grace
That join with vengeance now!
He dies to save our guilty race,
And yet he rises too.

4 A person so divine was he,
Who yielded to be slain,
That he could give his soul away,
And take his life again.

5 Live, glorious Lord, and reign on high,
Let ev'ry nation sing;
And Angels sound with endless joy
The Saviour and the King.

Text Information

• First Line: Thus saith the Ruler of the skies
• Title: The Passion and Exaltation
• Author: Watts
• Meter: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Zechariah 13:6-7
  ;
  John 10:17-18
• Topic: The Sufferings, Agony, and Bloody Sweat, of the Man of Grief: The Word Made Flesh

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