Setting
The LORD reigns, let the earth be glad!
Free Church of Scotland psalter · L.M.
The words
The LORD reigns, let the earth be glad! Let distant shores express delight! Clouds and thick darkness cover him; His throne is built on truth and right.
Fire goes before him and consumes His enemies on every side. His lightning flashes through the world; At this the earth is terrified.
Hills melt like wax before the LORD, Before the Lord of all the earth. The heav’ns proclaim his righteousness; All peoples see his glorious worth.
All those who worship images Are put to everlasting shame; Their worthless idols are their boast— You gods, bow down before his name!
To Zion hill and Judah’s towns Your judgments, LORD, great joy supply. Above the earth and all the gods Exalted is the LORD Most High.
Hate evil, you who love the LORD; His faithful ones he will defend, And from the hands of wicked men To them deliv’rance he will send.
Upon the righteous light will shine, And joy on those of upright ways. You righteous, in the LORD rejoice, And to his holy name give praise.
Source & provenance
Free Church of Scotland psalter · psalter
An unedited transcription of the Sing Psalms (Free Church of Scotland, 2003) edition.
Full provenance & rights
- Base edition
- Sing Psalms (Free Church of Scotland, 2003)
- Editor
- Psalmody Committee of the Free Church of Scotland
- Editing
- unedited transcription
Rights
- Copyright
- rights-verified (display held); FCS terms recorded 2026-10-08 — verbatim text in a notated setting with independent tune MIDI is within terms (text free, FCS attribution displayed); copy/print/offline not granted; no audio derivatives
- Access
- free
- Display
- permitted
Tunes it can be sung to
2 tunes
St. Bartholomew
curated well-matchedLM
Warrington
curated well-matchedLM
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