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211 Whitestown

Words: Isaac Watts, 1719

Music: Howd, 1800

Meter: Long Meter Double (8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8)

Jesus shall reign where’er the sun
Does his successive journeys run;
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
To Him shall endless prayer be made,
And praises throng to crown His head;
His name like sweet perfume shall rise
With ev’ry morning sacrifice.

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