to the Anointed Hail Lord’s

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