Verse 1
The Lord is King, and earth submits,
Howe’er impatient to his sway,
Between the cherubim he sits,
And makes his restless foes obey.

Verse 2
All power is to our Jesus given,
O’er earth’s rebellious sons he reigns,
He mildly rules the hosts of heaven,
And holds the power[1] of hell in chains.

Verse 3
In vain doth Satan rage his hour,
Beyond his chain he cannot go,
Our Jesus shall stir up his power,
And soon avenge us of our foe.

Verse 4
Jesus shall his great arm reveal,
Jesus, the woman’s conquering seed,
(Tho’ now the serpent bruise his heel)
Jesus shall bruise the serpent’s head.

Verse 5
The enemy his tares hath sown,
But Christ shall shortly root them up,
Shall cast the dire accuser down,
And disappoint his children’s hope;

Verse 6
Shall still the proud Philistine’s noise,
Baffle the sons of unbelief,
Nor long permit them to rejoice,
But turn their triumph into grief.

Verse 7
Come, glorious Lord, the rebels spurn,
Scatter thy foes, victorious King,
And Gath and Askelon shall mourn,
And all the sons of God shall sing,

Verse 8
Shall magnify the sovereign grace,
Of him that sits upon the throne,
And earth, and heaven conspire to praise
Jehovah, and his conquering Son.

[1] Wesley changed “power” to “powers” in 1756, but returned to “power” in later editions.