Thy kingdom come, O God
Lewis Hensley, 1867. To be sung to St Cecilia.
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Thy kingdom come, O God, Thy rule, O Christ, begin; Break with thine iron rod The tyrannies of sin.
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Where is thy reign of peace And purity and love? When shall all hatred cease, As in the realms above?
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When comes the promised time That war shall be no more, And lust, oppression, crime Shall flee thy face before?
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We pray thee, Lord, arise, And come in thy great might; Revive our longing eyes, Which languish for thy sight.
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O’er lands both near and far Thick darkness broodeth yet: Arise, O Morning Star, Arise, and never set!