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Isaac Watts - Psalm XXXIII: Rejoice, Ye Righteous
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Rejoice, ye righteous, in the Lord,
         This work belongs to you;
Sing of his name, his ways, his word,
         How holy, just, and true.

His mercy and his righteousness
         Let heav`n and earth proclaim;
His works of nature and of grace
         Reveal his wondrous name.

His wisdom and almighty word
         The heav`nly arches spread,
And by the Spirit of the Lord
         Their shining hosts were made.

He bid the liquid waters flow
         To their appointed deep;
The flowing seas their limits know
         And their own station keep.

Ye tenants of the spacious earth,
         With fear before him stand;
He spake, and nature took its birth,
         And rests on his command.

He scorns the angry nations` rage,
         And breaks their vain designs;
His counsel stands through ev`ry age,
         And in full glory shines.

Blessed is the nation where the Lord
         Hath fixed his gracious throne,
Where he reveals his heav`nly word,
         And calls their tribes his own.

His eye with infinite survey
         Does the whole world behold;
He formed us all of equal clay,
         And knows our feeble mould.

Kings are not rescued by the force
         Of armies from the grave;
Nor speed nor courage of a horse
         Can the bold rider save.

Vain is the strength of beasts or men,
         To hope for safety thence;
But holy souls from God obtain
         A strong and sure defense.

God is their fear, and God their trust;
         When plagues or famine spread,
His watchful eye secures the just
         Among ten thousand dead.

Lord, let our hearts in thee rejoice,
         And bless us from thy throne;
For we have made thy word our choice,
         And trust thy grace alone.
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