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