Text: | "Thy kingdom come!" on bended knee |
Author: | Frederick Lucian Hosmer, 1840-1929 |
Tune: | ST. FLAVIAN |
Adapter and Harmonizer: | Richard Redhead, 1820-1901 |
1 "Thy kingdom come!" on bended knee
the passing ages pray;
and faithful souls have yearned to see
on earth that kingdom's day.
2 But the slow watches of the night
not less to God belong;
and for the everlasting right
the silent stars are strong.
3 And lo, already on the hills
the flags of dawn appear;
gird up your loins, ye prophet souls,
proclaim the day is near:
4 the day to whose clear shining light
all wrong shall stand revealed,
when justice shall be throned in might,
and every hurt be healed;
5 when knowledge, hand in hand with peace,
shall walk the earth abroad;
the day of perfect righteousness,
the promised day of God.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | "Thy kingdom come!" on bended knee |
Author: | Frederick Lucian Hosmer, 1840-1929 |
Meter: | CM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1985 |
Topic: | The Kingdom of God |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. FLAVIAN |
Adapter and Harmonizer: | Richard Redhead, 1820-1901 |
Meter: | CM |
Key: | F Major |
Source: | Day's Psalter, 1562 (melody) |
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Audio recording: | Piano Harmony (auto-generated) |