The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12849

12849. Thy Kingdom Come, On Bended Knee

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 in 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Thy kingdom come! on bended knee
• Title: Thy Kingdom Come, On Bended Knee
• Author: Frederick L. Hosmer (1891)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Hos­mer wrote this hymn for the com­mence­ment cer­e­mo­ny at Mead­ville The­o­lo­gic­al School, Mead­ville, Penn­syl­van­ia, June 12, 1891. It first ap­peared in The Thought of God in Hymns and Poems, se­cond ser­ies (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: 1894).

Tune Information

• Name: IRISH
• Meter: CM
• Key: E Major
• Source: Irish melody; Hymns and Sacred Songs (Dublin, 1749)
• Copyright: Public Domain