Worship in Song ‎#292

292. When Will You Save the People?

1 When will you save the people?
O God of mercy, when?
Not states and corporations!
But children, women, men!
Flowers of your heart, O God, are they;
Let them not pass, like weeds, away,
Their heritge a sunless day;
God, save the people!

2 Shall crime breed crime forever,
Strength aiding still the strong?
Is it your will, Creator,
That we shall toil for wrong?
"No," say your mountains; "no," your skies;
The clouded sun shall brighty rise,
And song be heard instead of sighs;
God, save the people!

3 When will you save the people?
O God of merccy, when?
The people, Lord, the people,
But children, women, men!
God, save the people; yours we are,
Your children, as your angels fair,
From vice, oppression, and despair;
God, save the people!

Text Information

• First Line: When will you save the people?
• Title: When Will You Save the People?
• Author: Ebenezer Elliott
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.8.8.8.5.
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Angels; Justice; Mercy

Tune Information

• Name: COMMONWEALTH
• Composer: Josiah Booth (1888)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.8.8.8.5.
• Key: d minor
• Copyright: Public Domain