Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) ‎#188

188. God the Omnipotent!

1 God the omnipotent! King who ordainest
Thunder Thy clarion, the lightning Thy sword,
Show forth Thy pity on high where Thou reignest:
Give to us peace in our time, O Lord.

2 God the all-merciful! Earth hath forsaken
Thy ways all holy, and slighted Thy Word;
Bid not Thy wrath in its terrors awaken:
Give to us peace in our time, O Lord.

3 God the all-righteous One! Man hath defied Thee;
Yet to eternity standeth Thy Word;
Falsehood and wrong shall not tarry beside Thee:
Give to us peace in our time, O Lord.

4 God the almighty One! Wisely ordaining
Judgments unsearchable, famine and sword;
Over the tumult of war Thou art reigning,
Give to us peace in our time, O Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: God the omnipotent! King who ordainest
• Title: God the Omnipotent!
• Author: Henry F. Chorley (1842)
• Author (st. 3 and 4): John Ellerton (1870)
• Meter: 11.10.11.9
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  Deuteronomy 10:17
  ;
  Job 37
  ;
  Daniel 9:7-17
  ;
  Nahum 1:3
• Topic: Praise: God, The Father

Tune Information

• Name: RUSSIAN HYMN
• Composer: Alexis F. Lvov (1833)
• Meter: 11.10.11.9
• Key: D Major