The axe hews it down; it is burned in the fire;

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With roots deep­ly set and boughs fill­ing the land.

The axe hews it down; it is burned in the fire;

They per­ish, re­buked in Thy ter­ri­ble ire.

O Thou Who the Shepherd of Israel Art

lyricist: From Psalm 80
Composer: Welsh melody
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...With roots deep­ly set and boughs fill­ing the land.

The axe hews it down; it is burned in the fire;

They per­ish, re­buked in Thy ter­ri­ble ire....

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With roots deep­ly set and boughs fill­ing the land.

The axe hews it down; it is burned in the fire;

They per­ish, re­buked in Thy ter­ri­ble ire.

O Thou Who the Shepherd of Israel Art

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