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This is an hymn by [[Isaac Watts]], his Hymn 92 of Book 2, published 1719, "composed for the 5th of November, 1694." | |||
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==Text and translations== | ==Text and translations== | ||
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{{Text|English| | |||
Shout to the Lord, and let our joys | |||
Through the whole nation run; | |||
Ye British skies, resound the noise | |||
Beyond the rising sun. | |||
Thee, mighty God, our souls admire, | |||
Thee our glad voices sing, | |||
And join with the celestial choir | |||
To praise th' eternal King. | |||
Thy power the whole creation rules, | |||
{{ | And on the starry skies | ||
Sits smiling at the weak designs | |||
Thine envious foes devise.}} | |||
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Thy scorn derides their feeble rage, | |||
And with an awful frown | |||
Flings vast confusion on their plots, | |||
And shakes their Babel down. | |||
Their secret fires in caverns lay, | |||
And we the sacrifice; | |||
But gloomy caverns strove in vain | |||
To 'scape all-searching eyes. | |||
Their dark designs were all revealed, | |||
Their treasons all betrayed: | |||
Praise to the God that broke the snare | |||
Their cursed hands had laid.}} | |||
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In vain the busy sons of hell | |||
Still new rebellions try, | |||
Their souls shall pine with envious rage, | |||
And vex away and die. | |||
Almighty grace defends our land | |||
From their malicious power; | |||
Let Britain with united songs | |||
Almighty grace adore.}} | |||
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Revision as of 16:38, 17 October 2016
General information
This is an hymn by Isaac Watts, his Hymn 92 of Book 2, published 1719, "composed for the 5th of November, 1694."
Settings by composers
- Samuel Holyoke — Byfield English SATB
- Abraham Maxim — Augusta English STB
Text and translations
English text Shout to the Lord, and let our joys |
Thy scorn derides their feeble rage, |
In vain the busy sons of hell |
External links
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