the Lord’s Anointed to Hail

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