the to Anointed Hail Lord’s

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