Common Praise ‎#356

356. Judge eternal, throned in splendour

1 Judge eternal, throned in splendour,
Lord of lords and King of kings,
with thy living fire of judgment
purge this land of bitter things;
solace all its wide dominion
with the healing of thy wings.

2 Still the weary folk are pining
for the hour that brings release:
and the city’s crowded clangour
cries aloud for sin to cease;
and the homesteads and the woodlands
plead in silence for their peace.

3 Crown, O Lord, thine own endeavor;
cleave our darkness with thy sword;
cheer the faint and feed the hungry
with the richness of thy word;
cleanse the body of this nation
through the glory of the Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: Judge eternal, throned in splendour
• Author: Henry Scott Holland, 1847-1918
• Meter: 87 87 87
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  2 Samuel 23:3-4
  ;
  Isaiah 1:4-6
  ;
  James 4:12
  ;
  James 5:9
  ;
  Malachi 4:2
  ;
  Psalm 55:9-11
  ;
  Psalm 58:11
  ;
  Psalm 83:13-18
  ;
  Psalm 85:9
  ;
  Revelation 19:11-16
• Topic: National; Proper 15: Year C; Proper 26: Year A; Remembrance Sunday; Christ the King: Year C

Tune Information

• Name: RHUDDLAN
• Meter: 87 87 87
• Key: G Major
• Source: Welsh traditional melody; Musical Relics of Welsh Bards, 1800