The Sure Decree I Will Declare

Words: Psalm 2:7-11 Scottish Psalter, 1650

Tune: Ingham C.M.D. Stephen Pribble, 2001

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   1. The sure decree I will declare:
         The Lord hath said to me,
      Thou art mine only Son; this day
         I have begotten thee.
      Ask of me, and for heritage
         the heathen I'll make thine;
      And, for possession, I to thee
         will give earth's utmost line.

   2. Thou shalt, as with a weighty rod
         of iron, break them all;
      And, as a potter's sherd, thou shalt
         them dash in pieces small.
      Now therefore, kings, be wise; be taught,
         ye judges of the earth:
      Serve God in fear, and see that ye
         join trembling with your mirth.