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O Sing a New Song to the Lord
Verse 1
O sing a new song to the Lord
For marvels He has done;
His right hand and His holy arm
The victory have won.
For marvels He has done;
His right hand and His holy arm
The victory have won.
Verse 2
With harp, with harp and voice of psalms
Unto Jehovah sing;
Let trumpets and the echoing horn
Acclaim the Lord our King!
Unto Jehovah sing;
Let trumpets and the echoing horn
Acclaim the Lord our King!
Verse 3
Let seas with all their creatures roar,
The world and dwellers there,
And let the rivers clap their hands,
The hills their joy declare.
The world and dwellers there,
And let the rivers clap their hands,
The hills their joy declare.
Verse 4
Before the Lord: because He comes,
To judge the earth comes He;
He'll judge the world with righteousness,
His folk with equity.
To judge the earth comes He;
He'll judge the world with righteousness,
His folk with equity.
Watts's paraphrase of Psalm 98 exemplifies his approach to making Old Testament psalms relevant to contemporary Christian worship.