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Chambers 120

The Sacred Harp, 1991 (Denson) Edition

Composer: Arr. Benjamin Franklin White, 1869
Alto: Seaborn McDaniel Denson, 1911
Poet: Isaac Watts, 1719
Meter: Short Particular Meter (6,6,8,6,6,8)
Stanza Poetry Source by First Line
1
The Lord Jehovah reigns,
And royal state maintains:
His head with awful glories crowned.
Arrayed in robes of light,
Begirt with sov'reign might,
And rays of majesty around.
THE Lord Jehovah reigns,, Stanza 1