Author: Henry Scott Holland Hymnal: The Hymnbook #517 (1955) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Lyrics: 1 Judge eternal, throned in splendor,
Lord of Lords and Kings of Kings,
With Thy living fire of judgment
Purge our land 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 clangor
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 faint and hungry people
With the richness of Thy word:
Cleanse the body of this nation
Through the glory of the Lord.
Amen. Topics: City, The; God Judge; Nation, The; Kingdom of God on Earth, The Nation, The Scripture: Psalm 72:4 Tune Title: RHUDDLAN
Judge Eternal, Throned in Splendor