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PSALM 2

METER: CMD (88 88 D)

SUGGESTED TUNES: CLEANSING FOUNTAIN or MATERNA

This is the meter of such hymns as "There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood" and "America the Beautiful."

1. Why do the na-tions all con-spire,

And peo-ples plot in vain?

The rul-ers of the earth stand forth,

And plans a-mongst them make

A-gainst God and his Cho-sen One;

To-geth-er they all say,

"Let's break their fet-ters from our-selves,

And cast a-way their chains."

2. The one who sits in heav-en laughs;

The Lord scoffs at their plans.

Then he will speak to them in wrath

And ter-ri-fy them all.

God says, "I've set my cho-sen king

On Zi'n, my ho-ly hill."

I'll tell the e-dict God has made

And what he said to me:

3. "To-day I've giv-en birth to you,

You are my cho-sen son.

If you will ask, I'll give to you

The na-tions for your own.

All of the earth you shall pos-sess,

Your her-i-tage they'll be.

You'll break them with a rod of iron,

Smash them like pots of clay."

4. Now there-fore, rul-ers, you be wise;

O kings, now be thus warned.

Serve God the Lord with fear and awe,

With trem-bling kiss his feet,

Lest he be an-gry, and forth-with

You per-ish in the way,

Be-cause his an-ger ris-es fast.

Blest all who trust in him.