The Lord Jehovah sing; in noblest lays

Verse 1

The Lord Jehovah sing; in noblest lays The wond'rous acts of your creator praise; For why! a glorious conqueft: he has gain'd By his strong arm and by his mighty hand:

Verse 2

The nations all have felt his dreadful pow'r, The wicked joy, the righteous grieve, no more.

Verse 3

To Israel's tribes has he perform'd his word; Th' astonish'd heathen saw it, and ador'd.

Verse 4

Join then, all lands, in anthems to his name; Sing, sing our glorious God with loud acclaim:

Verse 5

The lute, the psaltery, in his praise employ,

Verse 6

And let the clarion join the gen'ral joy.

Verse 7

Rejoice, thou sea, and all that in thee rove; Rejoice, thou earth, and all that in thee move:

Verse 8

Exult with gladness, all ye streaming floods; Exult with gladness, hills and lawns and woods.

Verse 9

For lo! he comes the righteous to reward; The righteous ever have his just regard; For lo! he comes his judgments to reveal, And soon the wicked shall his vengeance feel.