F    C      F        C
Hail to the Lord's anointed,
F     C        Am      G
great David's greater son!
F    C      F      C
Hail in the time appointed,
 G                   Am
His reign on earth begun!
F            G        F  C  F  C
His reign on earth begun!

[Verse 1]
F           C     F    C
He comes to break oppression,
F          C       Dm    Dm
to set the captive free;
F        C        F   C
To take away transgression
G           Am      F  G
and rule in equity.

[Chorus]
F    C      F        C
Hail to the Lord's anointed,
F     C        Am      G
great David's greater son!
F    C      F      C
Hail in the time appointed,
 G                   Am
His reign on earth begun!
F            G        F  C  F  C
His reign on earth begun!

[Verse 2]
F             C       F   C
He comes with comfort speedy
F            C       Dm    Dm
to those who suffer wrong;
F           C        F  C
To help the poor and needy,
G           Am      F     G
and bid the weak be strong;

[Verse 3]
F            C         F   C
To give them songs for sighing,
F              C       Dm    Dm
their darkness turn to light,
F            C             F C
Whose souls, condemned and dying,
G            Am        F  G
are precious in His sight.

[Chorus]
F    C      F        C
Hail to the Lord's anointed,
F     C        Am      G
great David's greater son!
F    C      F      C
Hail in the time appointed,
 G                   Am
His reign on earth begun!
F            G        F  C  F  C
His reign on earth begun!

[Verse 4]
F             C         F  C
He shall come down like showers
F        C        Dm    Dm
upon the fruitful earth;
F              C          F  C
Love, joy, and hope, like flowers,
G             Am      F  G
spring in His path to birth.

[Verse 5]
F                C       F   C
Kings shall fall down before Him,
F            C       Dm    Dm
and gold and incense bring;
F           C      F    C
All nations shall adore Him,
G              Am     F  G
His praise all people sing.

[Chorus]
F    C      F        C
Hail to the Lord's anointed,
F     C        Am      G
great David's greater son!
F    C      F      C
Hail in the time appointed,
 G                   Am
His reign on earth begun!
F            G        F  C  F  C
His reign on earth begun!

[Verse 6]
F           C          F C
The tide of time shall never
F       C      Dm    Dm
His covenant remove;
F              C        F C
His Name shall stand fore-ver,
G            Am    F   G
that Name to us is Love.

[Chorus]
F    C      F        C
Hail to the Lord's anointed,
F     C        Am      G
great David's greater son!
F    C      F      C
Hail in the time appointed,
 G                   Am
His reign on earth begun!
F            G        C
His reign on earth begun!