Jehovah sovereign King doth reign

Verse 1

Jehovah sovereign King doth reign, Let guilty sinners quake; He sits between the cherubims, The earth let reel, and shake.

Verse 2

The Lord, in Sion, great appears, High o'er all people raised.

Verse 3

By them, thy great, and dreadful name, Which holy is, be praised.

Verse 4

The king, in all his strength, delights In judgment; he ordains What's right; in Jacob, justice he, And equity, maintains.

Verse 5

Jehovah, our great God, exalt, And worshiping bow down; Prostrate, before his footstool, fall, For he's the holy One.

Verse 6

Moses, and Aaron, with his priests, Samuel, with those addressed His sacred name, called on the Lord; Who answered their request.

Verse 7

God, from the pillar of a cloud, Declared to them his will; Then they his testimonies kept, And statutes did fulfill.

Verse 8

Thou answeredst them, O Lord, our God; Thy people for their sake, Forgavest oft, yet on their works, Didst just revenges take.

Verse 9

Therefore exalt the Lord, our God, And in his courts adore; Because Jehovah, our great God Is holy evermore.