The New English Hymnal ‎#490

490. Judge eternal, throned in splendour

1 Judge eternal, throned in splendour,
Lord of lords and King of kings,
With thy living fire of judgement
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 endeavor;
Cleave our darkness with thy sword;
Feed the faithless and the hungry
With the richness of your word:
Cleanse the body of this nation
Through the glory of the Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: Judge eternal, throned in splendour
• Author: Henry Scott Holland, 1847-1918 (alt.)
• Meter: 87 87 87
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: Church and People: National; Rogation Days; St. George, Patron of England: April 23rd

Tune Information

• Name: RHUDDLAN
• Meter: 87 87 87
• Key: G Major
• Source: Edward Jones's Musical Relicks of Welsh Bards, 1800