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| Text: | When o’er the world Augustus reigned |
| Author: | Cassia the Recluse |
| Translator: | John Brownlie |
I
When o’er the world Augustus reigned,
The rule of kingships felt decay;
And when our Lord appeared as Man,
The idol shrines were swept away.
II
One earthly power the people knew,
One world-embracing rule obeyed;
Then Gentiles to the Godhead knelt,
And undivided homage paid.
III
And when the monarch’s will was known,
A census of the tribes was told;
Then, in the name of Christ their God,
His faithful subjects were enrolled.
IV
For great Thy mercy is to us,
O God, our King, Whose rule we own,
And we will render while we live,
One glory to Thy name alone.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | When o'er the world Augustus reigned |
| Title: | When o’er the world Augustus reigned |
| Greek Title: | Αὐγούστου μοναρχήσαντος ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς |
| Author: | Cassia the Recluse |
| Translator: | John Brownlie (1911) |
| Meter: | 8,8,8,8 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1911 |
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