Hail to the Lord's Anointed

Verse 1

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.

Verse 2

He comes with
succor speedy
to those who suffer wrong;
to help the poor
and needy,
and bid the weak be strong;

to give them songs
for sighing,
their darkness turn to light,
whose souls,
condemned and dying,
are precious in his sight.

Verse 3

He shall come down
like showers
upon the fruitful earth;
love, joy, and hope,
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.

Verse 4

To him shall
prayer unceasing
and daily vows ascend;
his kingdom
still increasing,
a kingdom without end.

The tide of time
shall never
his covenant remove;
his name shall
stand forever;
that name to us is love.