Hail to the Lord’s Anointed

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