Text:He Reigns!
Author:Isaac Watts
Tune:SPIRES
Composer:Joseph Klug
Harmonizer: Jo­hann S. Bach
Media:MIDI file

2320. He Reigns!

1. He reigns! the Lord, the Savior reigns;
Praise Him in evangelic strains;
Let the whole earth in songs rejoice,
And distant islands join their voice.

2. Deep are His counsels, and unknown,
But grace and truth support His throne;
Through gloomy clouds His ways surround,
Justice is their eternal ground.

3. In robes of judgment, lo! He comes,
Shakes the wide earth and cleaves the tombs;
Before Him burns devouring fire;
The mountains melt, the seas retire.

4. His enemies, with sore dismay,
Fly from the sight, and shun the day;
Then lift your heads, ye saints on high,
And sing for your redemption’s nigh.

Text Information
First Line: He reigns! the Lord, the Savior reigns
Title: He Reigns!
Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Source: The Psalms of David, 1719
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: SPIRES
Composer: Joseph Klug (1543)
Harmonizer: Jo­hann S. Bach
Meter: LM
Incipit: 12321 12321 34431
Key: e minor
Source: Geist­liche Lied­er, by Jo­seph Klug, 1543
Copyright: Public Domain



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