The Hymnal ‎#417

417. Judge eternal, throned in splendor

1 Judge eternal, throned in splendor,
Lord of lords and Kings of kings,
With Thy living fire of judgment
Purge this realm of bitter things:
Solace all its wide dominion
With the healing of Thy wings.

2 Still the weary folk are pining
For the hour that brings release;
And the city's crowded clangor
Cries aloud for sin to cease;
And the homesteads and the woodlands
Plead in silence for their peace.

3 Crown, O God, Thine own endeavor:
Cleave our darkness with Thy sword:
Feed the faint and hungry peoples
With the richness of Thy Word:
Cleanse the body of this nation
Through the glory of the Lord.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Judge eternal, throned in splendor
• Author: Rev. Henry Scott Holland (1847-1918)
• Meter: 8. 7. 8. 7. 8. 7.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: The Kingdom of God on Earth: The Nation; Christ: Judge; Country, our; Nation, The; Service
• Copyright: From "Songs of Praise." By permission of the Oxford University Press.

Tune Information

• Name: RHUDDLAN
• Meter: 8. 7. 8. 7. 8. 7.
• Key: G Major
• Source: Welsh traditional melody
• Copyright: From "Songs of Praise." By permission of the Oxford University Press.