Songs of Praise ‎#703

703. Zeal of the Lord, for ever burning

1 Zeal of the Lord, for ever burning,
Thou wilt perform it by thy might.
That government for which in yearning
Men strain from darkness to great light:
His armour fails each proud transgressor,
His yoke and rod each cruel oppressor;
The world is turning for the right,
Its ancient blood-stained phantoms spurning,
And from the Prince of Peace is learning
In God's deep wisdom to unite.

2 Wisdom of God, thou heavenly sower,
On rocks, 'mid thorns, thy words alight;
Broadcast thy seed, thou truth bestower!
Good men and honest use it right,
And all shall know them by this token—
Their mutual love, unforced, unbroken,
Which friendly glows in all men's sight,
A flame of God that nought can lower.
Take then thy grain, eternal mower;
For e'en to-day the fields are white!

Text Information

• First Line: Zeal of the Lord, for ever burning
• Author: S. P.
• Meter: 98 98 998 998
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1931

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