to the Hail Lord’s Anointed

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