Scripture Verse

Give the king Thy judgments, O God, and Thy righteousness unto the king’s son. He shall judge Thy people with righteousness, and Thy poor with judgment. Luke 14:15

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­te­ri­an Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 198.

Music: Hurs­ley Ka­tho­lisch­es Ge­sang­buch (Vi­en­na, 1774). Adapt­ed from the Me­tri­cal Psal­ter, 1855 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

O God, be Thy anointed Son
With truth and right­eous­ness endowed,
That justice may on earth be done,
The meek protected from the proud.

Then over mountain side and plain
Shall peace spring forth from right­eous­ness;
The poor man’s cause will He maintain,
And save the weak, that none oppress.

Then shall Thy fear on earth be known
Long as the sun and moon shall shine;
While endless generations run
Kingdom and glo­ry shall be Thine.

Like copious rain in time of dearth,
So shall His gracious coming be;
As gentle showers that cheer the earth,
So He shall bring prosperity.

The just shall flourish in His day,
And ev­er­more shall peace extend;
From sea to sea shall be His sway,
And to earth’s remotest end.

The desert lands to Him shall bow,
And all the islands of the sea,
And kings with gifts shall pay their vow;
His enemies shall bend the knee.

In great compassion for the weak,
He ever will maintain their right,
Will help the poor and save the meek;
Their lives are precious in His sight.