The Powers of Earth and Hell Combine

The pow­ers of earth and hell com­bine

With Je­sus war to wage;

God laughs to scorn their mad de­sign

And foils their im­pi­ous rage.

Vain are the bru­tal pains they spend

His pur­pose to de­feat;

Their wrongs and in­sults on­ly tend

His con­quests to com­plete.

He tri­umphed on the ac­curs­èd tree

He burst the guard­ed grave;

Then rose on high

by God’s de­cree

The world to sway and save.

Kings of the earth

your mon­arch learn;

O kiss the Son of God;

Nor bid His gold­en scep­ter turn

Into an ir­on rod.