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LYRICS: Chester (Let Tyrants Shake Their Iron Rods) (William Billings 1746-1800)

Let tyrants shake their iron rods,
And slavery clank her galling chains:
We [fear] them not; we trust in God:
New England’s God forever reigns.

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