Among th’Assemblies of the Great

lyricist: Isaac Watts, 1719
Composer: Thomas Campion, 1613

Among th’as­sem­blies of the great

A great­er rul­er takes His seat;

The God of Heav’n

as Judge

sur­veys

The gods on earth

and all their ways.

Why will ye

then

frame wick­ed laws?

Or why sup­port th’un­right­eous cause?

When will ye once de­fend the poor

That sin­ners vex the saints no more?

They know not

Lord

nor will they know;

Dark are the ways in which they go;

Their name of earth­ly gods is vain

For they shall fall and die like men.

Arise

O Lord

and let Thy Son

Possess His uni­vers­al throne

And rule the na­tions with His rod

He is our judge

and He our God.

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