The Hymnal 1982 615
“Thy kingdom come!” on bended knee
- Tune
- st. flavian
- Author(s)
- Frederick Lucian Hosmer, 1840-1929
- Composer(s)
- Richard Redhead, 1820-1901
- Meter
- 8.6.8.6
- Tune Source(s)
- Day's Psalter, 1562 (melody)
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1 “Thy kingdom come!” on bended knee the passing ages pray; and faithful souls have yearned to see on earth that kingdom's day.
2 But the slow watches of the night not less to God belong; and for the everlasting right the silent stars are strong.
3 And lo, already on the hills the flags of dawn appear; gird up your loins, ye prophet souls, proclaim the day is near:
4 the day to whose clear shining light all wrong shall stand revealed, when justice shall be throned in might, and every hurt be healed;
5 when knowledge, hand in hand with peace, shall walk the earth abroad; the day of perfect righteousness, the promised day of God.