to Lord’s Anointed the Hail

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