375. When wilt Thou save the people?

1 When wilt Thou save the people?
O God of mercy, when?
Not kings and lords, but nations!
Not thrones and crowns, but men!
Flowers of Thy heart, O God, are they;
Let them not pass, like weeds, away,
Their heritage a sunless day.
God save the people!

2 Shall crime bring crime for ever,
Strength aiding still the strong?
Is it Thy will, O Father,
That man shall toil for wrong?
"No," say Thy mountains; "No," Thy skies;
Man's clouded sun shall brightly rise,
And songs ascend, instead of sighs;
God save the people!

When wilt Thou save the people?
O God of mercy, when?
The people, Lord, the people,
Not thrones and crowns, but men!
God save the people; Thine they are,
Thy children, as Thine angels fair;
From vice, oppression, and despair,
God save the people!

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: When wilt Thou save the people?
Author: Ebenezer Elliott (1850)
Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. 8. 8. 8. 5.
Publication Date: 1950
Topic: Work; The Kingdom of God on Earth: Discipleship and Service; Discipleship and Service (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: COMMONWEALTH
Composer: Josiah Booth (1888)
Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. 8. 8. 8. 5.
Key: e minor
Copyright: Tune used by permission of Clifford Booth.



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