Hail To The Lord's Anointed

Hail 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.

He shall come down like showers
upon the fruitful Earth;
And love and joy, like flowers,
spring in His path to birth.
Before Him, on the mountains,
shall peace, the herald, go;
And righteousness, in fountains,
from hill to valley flow.

Kings shall fall down before Him,
and gold and incense bring;
All nations shall adore Him,
His praise all people sing;
For He shall have dominion
o'er river, sea, and shore,
far as the eagle's pinion
or dove's light wing can soar.

O'er ev'ry foe victorious,
He on His throne shall rest,
from age to age more glorious,
all-blessing and all-blest.
The tide of time shall never
His covenant remove;
His name shall stand forever;
That name to us is love!