4 Among the nations he shall judge;
His judgments truth shall guide
His sceptre shall protect the just,
And crush the sinner's pride.

5 No war shall rage, nor hostile strife
Disturb those happy years;

To ploughshares men shall beat their swords,
To pruning-hooks their spears.

6 No longer host, encountering host,
Shall crowds of slain deplore;
They'll lay the martial trumpet by,
And study war no more.

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WATTS.

The Blessedness of Christ's Reign.

1 How beauteous are their feet
Who stand on Zion's hill,

Who bring salvation on their tongues,
And words of
peace reveal!

2 How charming is their voice,
How sweet the tidings are!
'Zion, behold thy Savior king!
He reigns and triumphs here.'
3 How happy are our ears,
That hear this joyful sound,
Which kings and prophets waited for,
And sought, but never found!
4 How blessed are our eyes,
That see this heavenly light!
Prophets and kings desired it long,
But died without the sight.

5 The watchmen join their voice,
And tuneful notes employ;

Jerusalem breaks forth in songs,
And deserts learn the joy.

6 The Lord makes bare his arm
Through all the earth abroad;
Let every nation now behold
Their Savior and their God.

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*H. BALLOU.

The Same.

1 JESUS his empire shall extend;
Beneath his gentle sway

Kings of the earth shall humbly bend,
And his commands obey.

2 From sea to sea, from shore to shore,
All nations shall be blest;

We hear the noise of war no more,-
He gives his people rest.

3 As clouds descend in gentle showers,
When spring renews her reign;
And call to life the flagrant flowers
O'er forest, hill, and plain ;—

4 So Jesus, by his heavenly grace,
Descends on man below,
And o'er the millions of our race
His gentle blessings flow.

5 Long as the sun shall rule the day,
Or moon shall cheer the night,
The Savior shall his sceptre sway
With unresisted might,

6 All that the reign of sin destroyed,
The Savior shall restore;

And, from the treasures of the Lord,
Shall give us blessings more.

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WATTS.

Christ's Reign foretold. Ps. 89.

1 HEAR what the Lord in vision said,
And made his mercy known:
'Sinners, behold your help is laid
beloved Son.

On my

2 'Behold the man my wisdom chose
Among your mortal race;

His head my holy oil o'erflows,
The spirit of my grace.

3 'High shall he reign on David's throne,
My people's better king

My arm shall beat his rivals down,
And still new subjects bring.

4 My truth shall guard him in his way,
With mercy by his side,

While in my name, through earth and sea,
He shall in triumph ride.

5 Me for his Father and his God

He shall forever own,

Call me his rock, his high abode
And I'll support my Son.

6 'My covenant stands forever fast;
My promises are strong;

Firm as the heavens his throne shall last,
His seed endure as long.'

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*WATTS.

Christ despised, but exalted to a Kingdom.

1 WHO has believed thy word,

Or thy salvation known?

Reveal thine arm, almighty Lord,
And glorify thy Son.

2 The Jews esteemed him here
Too mean for their belief;
Sorrows his chief acquaintance were,
And his companion grief.

3 They turned their eyes away,
And treated him with scorn;
But 'twas their griefs upon him lay,
Their sorrows he has borne.

4 'Twas for the stubborn Jews,
And Gentiles then unknown,
The God of love was pleased to bruise
His best beloved Son.

5 But I'll prolong his days,

And make his kingdom stand; My pleasure,' saith the God of grace, Shall prosper in his hand.

6 Ten thousand captive slaves, Released from death and sin,

Shall quit their prisons and their graves, And own his power divine.'

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THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

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ANONYMOUS.

The Jewish, and the Christian Zion. Ps. 48.

1 WITH stately towers and bulwarks strong, Unrivalled and alone,

Loved theme of many a sacred song,
God's holy city shone.

2 Thus fair was Zion's chosen seat,
The glory of all lands;

Yet fairer, and in strength complete,
The Christian temple stands.

3 The faithful of each clime and age
This glorious church compose;
Built on a rock, with idle rage
The threatening tempest blows.
4 In vain máy hostile bands alarm,
For God is her defence;

How weak, how powerless is each arm,
Against Omnipotence !

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The Beauty and Order of the Church. Ps. 48.

1 FAR as thy name is known
The world declares thy praise;