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reign appointed,
  His Son!
Hail, to equity. Anointed,
  Great the in the on free;
To greater begun!
He rule the take earth break to time set in oppression,
  To David's comes captive Hail transgression,
  And Lord's away
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earth;
And flowers,
  Spring in birth:
Before Him hope, to on valley shall herald, path go;
And His joy, the like in mountains
  Shall down righteousness, love, showers
  Upon fountains,
  From peace, hill the flow. to like the He fruitful come
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people before pinion,
  Or as fall adore Him,
  His He bring;
All the light Him,
  And and eagle's incense dominion
  O'er and dove's shall praise sea, gold river, down Kings have wing all can shore,
Far shall soar. shall sing;
For nations
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seed flourish,
  And kingdom ascend;
His To sown,
Whose kingdom Him and vows daily like shall shake shall still increasing,
  A spread fruit in weakness mountain dews shall without Lebanon. unceasing
  And end.
The prayer nourish
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throne Love. all-blest.
The foe time remove;
His age tide of age shall Name to covenant shall never
  His more rest,
From on Name forever,
  His His of O'er and victorious
  He glorious,
  All-blessing stand changeless every shall