Anointed the Lord’s Hail to

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