David Rejoiced in God His Strength

David re­joiced in God his strength

Raised to the throne by spe­cial grace;

But Christ the Son ap­pears at length

Fulfills the tri­umph and the praise.

How great is the Mes­si­ah’s joy

In the sal­va­tion of Thy hand!

Lord

Thou hast raised His king­dom high

And giv’n the world to His com­mand.

Thy good­ness grants what­e’er He will

Nor doth the least re­quest with­hold;

Blessings of love pre­vent Him still

And crowns of glo­ry

not of gold.

Honor and ma­jes­ty di­vine

Around His sacr­ed tem­ples shine;

Blest with the fa­vor of Thy face

And length of ev­er­last­ing days.

Thine hand shall find out all His foes;

And as a fie­ry ov­en glows

With rag­ing heat and liv­ing coals

So shall Thy wrath de­vour their souls.