355 | Common Praise#356 | 357 |
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 | |
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First Line: | Judge eternal, throned in splendour |
Author: | Henry Scott Holland, 1847-1918 |
Meter: | 87 87 87 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2000 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | National; Proper 15: Year C; Proper 26: Year A(2 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | RHUDDLAN |
Meter: | 87 87 87 |
Key: | G Major |
Source: | Welsh traditional melody; Musical Relics of Welsh Bards, 1800 |