Tune: Melita
(\'Eternal Father, strong to save\')
Psalm 2 v.1-6 and v.12
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Why do the heathen rage and rave?
O LORD, us from enemies save
Why do the people imagine
A vain thing? It worthless therein
The kings of the earth themselves set
To plot against the LORD e\'en yet
And rulers they do take counsel
To cast the LORD far from them all
They speak against His anointed
One, Christ, and then these words they said
Let us break their bonds asunder
So folk shall at our power wonder
He that sits in the heavens shall
Laugh at them, the LORD, He knows well
Their plans, they shall be derided
Whate\'er evil they decided
Then shall His in wrath to them speak
For they be haughty, proud, not meek
He shall distress them for He be
Deeply displeased, does their works see
Yet says He has set His King on
His holy hill, Zion, His Son
Come, pay Him homage, King of Kings
His name through eternity rings