the Anointed to Lord’s Hail

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