The Lord Jehovah Reigns (2)

The Lord Je­ho­vah reigns

And roy­al state main­tains

His head with aw­ful glo­ries crowned;

Arrayed in robes of light

Begirt with sov­er­eign might

And rays of ma­jes­ty around.

Upheld by Thy com­mands

The world se­cure­ly stands;

And skies and stars ob­ey Thy word:

Thy throne is fixed on high

Before the star­ry sky;

Eternal is Thy king­dom

Lord.

In vain the noi­sy crowd

Like bil­lows fierce and loud

Against Thine em­pire rage and roar;

In vain

with an­gry spite

The surly na­tions fight

And dash like waves up­on the shore.

Let floods and na­tions rage

And all their pow­ers en­gage

Let swell­ing tides as­sault the sky

The ter­rors of Thy frown

Shall beat their mad­ness down:

Thy throne for ev­er stands on high.

Thy pro­mis­es are true

Thy grace is ev­er new;

There fixed Thy Church shall ne’er re­move;

Thy saints with ho­ly fear

Shall in Thy courts ap­pear

And sing Thine ev­er­last­ing love.