A New Song

Since Eden, the world has awaited the fulfillment of the "first" prophecy, and the consummation — when once again the morning stars will sing together, and all the sons of God will shout for joy? (cf. Job 38:4-7).

"I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he shall crush thy head, and thou shalt crush his heel" (Gen 3:15),

and of "that Day" when the “the Lord reigneth,” and when the final glory of His kingdom echoes in the refrain of "a new song"!

Isaac Watts in 1719 wrote "The Messiah’s Coming and Kingdom" ( a paraphrase of that "new song").

The Messiah’s Coming and Kingdom

Joy to the world! The Lord is come; ["for he cometh to judge the earth" Psa 96:13]

Let earth receive her King; ["he shall judge the world with righteousness" Psa 96:13]

Let every heart prepare Him room ["ye that go down to the sea, and all... the isles, and the inhabitants" Isa 42:10]

And heaven and nature sing ["Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein" Psa 96:12]

And heaven and nature sing, ["then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice" Psa 96:12]

And heaven and heaven and nature sing, ["the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing Isa 55:12]


Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns; ["O sing unto the LORD a new song; "Psa 98:10]

Let men their songs employ; ["Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth"]

While fields and floods [Let the floods clap their hands: [Psa 98:8]

rocks, hills and plains [let the hills be joyful together Psa 98:8]

Repeat the sounding joy ["Sing unto the LORD ... with the voice of a psalm" Psa 98:5]

Repeat the sounding joy,["Sing unto the LORD with the harp" Psa 98:5]

Repeat, Repeat, the sounding joy. ["and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands" Isa 55:12]


No more let sins and sorrows grow, ["in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life" Gen 3:17]

Nor thorns infest the ground; ["Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee" Gen 3:18]

He comes and make the blessings flow ["her seed shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel" Gen 3:15]

Far as the curse is found, ["in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children Gen" 3:16]

Far as the curse is found, ["cursed is the ground for thy sake" Gen 3:17]

Far as, far as the curse is found.


He rules the world with truth and grace, ["he shall judge the world with righteousness, and truth" Psa 96]

And makes the nations prove ["Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth" Psa 98:9]

The glories of His righteousness ["he shall judge the world with righteousness" Psa 96]

And wonders of His love, ["for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood" Rev 5:9]

And wonders of His love, ["out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation" Rev 5:9]

And wonders, and wonders of His love.


"The whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God... Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. And some of the Pharisees ... said, Master, rebuke thy disciples. And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out" (cf. Luk 19:37-40).

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