Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#420

420. Judge eternal, throned in splendour

1 Judge eternal, throned in splendour,
Lord of hosts and King 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 clangour
Cries aloud for sin to cease;
And the homesteads and the woodlands
Plead in silence for their peace.

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

Text Information

• First Line: Judge eternal, throned in splendour
• Author: Canon H. Scott Holland, 1847-
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Empire Hymn; Prayer: For the Empire; The Church and the Kingdom of God: National Life; Gospel: Fulness of; National: Prayer

Tune Information

• Name: TRIUMPH
• Composer: Dr. H. J. Gauntlett, 1805-1876
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7
• Key: C Major