Text: | The Lord will come and not be slow |
Author: | John Milton, 1608-1674 |
Tune: | ST. STEPHEN |
Composer: | William Jones, 1726-1800 |
1 The Lord will come and not be slow,
his footsteps cannot err;
before him righteousness shall go,
his royal harbinger.
2 Truth from the earth, like to a flower,
shall bud and blossom then;
and justice, from her heavenly bower,
look down on mortal men.
3 Rise, God, judge thou the earth in might,
this wicked earth redress;
for thou art he who shalt by right
the nations all possess.
4 The nations all whom thou hast made
shall come, and all shall frame
to bow them low before thee, Lord,
and glorify thy name.
5 For great thou art, and wonders great
by thy strong hand are done:
thou in thy everlasting seat
remainest God alone.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | The Lord will come and not be slow |
Author: | John Milton, 1608-1674 |
Meter: | CM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2000 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; |
Topic: | Advent; Advent III: Year A; Proper 12: Year C(1 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. STEPHEN |
Composer: | William Jones, 1726-1800 |
Meter: | CM |
Key: | G Major |