
Author: Henry Scott Holland, 1847-1918 Hymnal: The New English Hymnal #490 (1986) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Lyrics: 1 Judge eternal, throned in splendour,
Lord of lords and King of kings,
With thy living fire of judgement
Purge this realm of bitter things:
Solace all its wide dominion
With the healing of thy wings.
2 Still the weary folk are pining
For the hour that brings release:
And the city’s crowded clangour
Cries aloud for sin to cease;
And the homesteads and the woodlands
Plead in silence for their peace.
3 Crown, O God, thine own endeavor;
Cleave our darkness with thy sword;
Feed the faithless and the hungry
With the richness of your word:
Cleanse the body of this nation
Through the glory of the Lord. Topics: Church and People National; Rogation Days; St. George, Patron of England April 23rd Languages: English Tune Title: RHUDDLAN
Judge eternal, throned in splendour