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Text:Thy kingdom come—on bended knee
Author:Frederick Lucian Hosmer, 1840-1929
Tune:IRISH

784. Thy kingdom come—on bended knee

1 Thy kingdom come– on bended knee
the passing ages pray,
and faithful souls have yearned to see
on earth that kingdom's day.

2 But the slow watches of the night
not less to God belong,
and for the everlasting right
the silent stars are strong.

3 And lo! already on the hills
the flags of dawn appear;
gird up your loins, ye prophet souls;
proclaim the day is near:

4 the day in whose clear-shining light
all wrong shall stand revealed,
when justice shall be clothed with might,
and every hurt be healed,

5 when knowledge, hand in hand with peace,
shall walk the earth abroad:
the day of perfect righteousness,
the promised day of God.

Text Information
First Line: Thy kingdom come— on bended knee
Title: Thy kingdom come—on bended knee
Author: Frederick Lucian Hosmer, 1840-1929
Meter: 8 6 8 6 CM
Language: English
Publication Date: 1997
Scripture: ; ; ; ;
Topic: God: King; Healing / Health; Justice (4 more...)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: IRISH
Meter: 8 6 8 6 CM
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Hymns and Sacred Poems, Dublin 1749; Harmony: The English Hymnal 1906



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