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| Text: | He reigns--the Lord, the Saviour reigns |
| Author: | Watts |
1 HE reigns--the Lord, the Saviour reigns;
Praise him in evangelic strains:
Let the whole earth in songs rejoice;
And distant islands join their voice.
2 Deep are his counsels, and unknown;
But grace and truth support his throne:
Though gloomy clouds his way surround,
Justice is their eternal ground.
In robes of judgment, lo! he comes;
Shakes the wide earth, and cleaves the tombs;
Before him burns devouring fire!
The mountains melt, the seas retire!
4 His enemies, with sore dismay,
Fly from the sight and shun the day:
Then lift your heads, ye saints, on high,
And sing, for your redemption's nigh.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | He reigns--the Lord, the Saviour reigns |
| Author: | Watts |
| Meter: | L. M. |
| Publication Date: | 1873 |
| Scripture: | ; ; ; ; |
| Topic: | Attributes of God: Justice; His Just Judgments |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
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