to Anointed the Lord’s Hail

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