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