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Psalm 118 (Version 4, Part 4)

C.M. (8.6.8.6) Psalm 118 Isaac Watts

Psalm Text

This is the day the Lord hath made,

He calls the hours his own;

Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad,

And praise surround the throne.

To-day he rose and left the dead,

And Satan's empire fell;

To-day the saints his triumphs spread,

And all his wonders tell.

Hosanna to th' anointed King,

To David's holy Son:

Help us, O Lord; descend and bring

Salvation from the throne.

Blest be the Lord, who comes to men

With messages of grace;

Who comes in God his Father's Name

To save our sinful race.

Hosanna in the highest strains

The church on earth can raise;

The highest heavens, in which he reigns,

Shall give him nobler praise.

About This Psalm

Version
1719 Isaac Watts

Themes

PsalmsWorshipChristSalvationResurrectionLord's Day

This metrical psalm text is in the public domain.