Hail To The Lord's Anointed
- Words:
- James Montgomery
- Music:
- German Folk Melody, Arr. by Lowell Mason
Sheet music
- 1Hail to the Lord's anointed,Great David's greater Son!Hail, in the time appointed,His reign on earth begun!He comes to break oppression,To set the captive free,To take away transgression,And rule in equity.
- 2He comes with succor speedyTo those who suffer wrong,To help the poor and needy,And bid the weak be strong;To give them songs for sighing,Their darkness turn to light,Whose souls, condemned and dying,Were precious in His sight.
- 3He shall come down like showersUpon the fruitful earth,And love, and joy, like flowers,Spring in His path to birth;Before Him, on the mountainsShall peace, the herald, go,And righteousness in fountainsFrom hill to valley flow.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1821, the words are in 885 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
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