Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#354

354. God the Omnipotent! King, who ordainest

1 God the Omnipotent! King, who ordainest
Great winds thy clarions, lightnings 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
Meekness and mercy, and slighted thy word;
Bid not thy wrath in its terrors awaken:
Give to us peace in our time, O Lord. A-men.

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 All-wise! by the fire of thy chastening
Earth shall to freedom and truth be restored;
Through the thick darkness thy kingdom is hastening:
Thou wilt give peace in thy time, O Lord.

5 So shall thy children in thankful devotion
Praise him who saved them from peril and sword,
Singing in chorus from ocean to ocean:
'Peace to the nations, and praise to the Lord.'

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: God the Omnipotent! King, who ordainest
• Author: Henry F. Chorley, 1808 - 72
• Author: John Ellerton, 1826 - 93
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: Church Life and Work: City, Nation, World

Tune Information

• Name: RUSSIAN HYMN
• Composer: Alexis Feodorovich Lwoff (Lvov), 1799 - 1870
• Meter: 11 10, 11 9.
• Key: E♭ Major