Text: | God the All-Terrible! |
Author (st. 1-3): | Henry F. Chorley |
Author (stanzas 4-5): | John Ellerton |
Tune: | RUSSIAN HYMN |
Composer: | Alexis Lwoff |
1 God the all-terrible! 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 omnipotent! mighty avenger,
watching invisible, judging unheard,
save us in mercy, O save us from danger;
give to us peace in our time, O Lord.
3 God the all-merciful! earth hath forsaken
thy ways of blessedness, slighted thy Word;
bid not thy wrath in its terrors awaken;
give to us peace in our time, O Lord.
4 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.
5 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 hast'ning;
thou wilt give peace in thy time, O Lord.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | God the all-terrible! |
Title: | God the All-Terrible! |
Author (st. 1-3): | Henry F. Chorley (1842) |
Author (stanzas 4-5): | John Ellerton (1870) |
Meter: | 11.10.11.9. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1990 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Special Topics: The Nation; Chastisement; God: Pity of(1 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | RUSSIAN HYMN |
Composer: | Alexis Lwoff (1833) |
Meter: | 11.10.11.9. |
Key: | D Major |