The Hymnal 1982 596
Judge eternal, throned in splendor
- Tune
- komm, o komm du geist des lebens
- Author(s)
- Henry Scott Holland, 1847-1918
- Meter
- 8.7.8.7.8.7
- Tune Source(s)
- Neu-vermehrtes und zu Ubung Christl. Gottseligkeit eingerichtetes Meiningisches Gesangbuch, 1693
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1 Judge eternal, throned in splendor, Lord of lords and King of kings, with thy living fire of judgment purge this 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 all those who do not know thee with the richness of thy word; cleanse the body of this nation through the glory of the Lord.