The Works of the Reverend and Learned Isaac Watts, D. D. Containing, besides his Sermons, and Essays on miscellaneous subjects, several additional pieces, Selected from his Manuscripts by the Rev. Dr. Jennings, and the Rev. Dr. Doddridge, in 1753: to which are prefixed, memoirs of the life of the author, compiled by the Rev. George Burder. In six volumes |
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HYMN 113. (C. M.) The same.
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HYMN 113. (C. M.) The same.
[The majesty of Solomon!]
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The majesty of Solomon!How glorious to behold
The servants waiting round his throne,
The ivory and the gold!
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But, mighty God, thy palace shinesWith far superior beams;
Thine angel guards are swift as winds,
Thy ministers are flames.
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Soon as thine only Son had madeHis entrance on this earth,
A shining army downward fled
To celebrate his birth.
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And when oppress'd with pains and fearsOn the cold ground he lies,
Behold a heavenly form appears
T'allay his agonies.
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Now to the hands of Christ our KingAre all their legions given;
They wait upon his saints, and bring
His chosen heirs to heaven.
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Pleasure and praise run through their hostTo see a sinner turn;
Then Satan has a captive lost,
And Christ a subject born.
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But there's an hour of brighter joyWhen he his angels sends
Obstinate rebels to destroy,
And gather in his friends.
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O! could I say, without a doubt,There shall my soul be found,
Then let the great archangel shout,
And the last trumpet sound.
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