The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8358

8358. O Master Of The Waking World

1 O Master of the waking world,
Who hast the nations in Thy heart,
The heart that bled and broke to send
God’s love to earth’s remotest part:
Show us anew in Calvary
The wondrous power that makes us free.

2 On every side the walls are down,
The gates swing wide to every land,
The restless tribes and races feel
The pressure of Thy piercèd hand;
Thy way is in the sea and air,
Thy world is open everywhere.

3 We hear the throb of surging life,
The clank of chains, the curse of greed,
The moan of pain, the futile cries
Of superstition’s cruel creed;
The peoples hunger for Thee, Lord,
The isles are waiting for Thy Word.

4 Thy witness in the souls of men,
Thy Spirit’s ceaseless, brooding power,
In lands where shadows hide the light,
Await a new creative hour:
O mighty God, set us aflame
To show the glory of Thy name.

Text Information

• First Line: O Master of the waking world
• Title: O Master Of The Waking World
• Author: Frank M. North (1917)
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MELITA
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1861)
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain