The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2063

2063. God, the Omnipotent!

1. God, the omnipotent! King who ordainest
Great winds Thy clarions, lightnings Thy sword;
Show forth Thy pity on high where Thou reignest,
Give to us peace in our time, O Lord.

2. God the all merciful! Earth hath forsaken
Thy ways of blessedness, slighted Thy Word;
Bid not Thy wrath in its terrors awaken;
Give to us peace in our time, O Lord.

3. God the all righteous One! Man hath defied Thee;
Yet to eternity standeth Thy Word,
Falsehood and wrong shall not tarry beside Thee;
Give to us peace in our time, O Lord.

4. God the all wise! By the fire of Thy chastening,
Earth shall to freedom and truth be restored;
Through the thick darkness Thy kingdom is hastening;
Thou wilt give peace in Thy time, O Lord.

5. So shall Thy children, with thankful devotion,
Praise Him who saved them from peril and sword,
Singing in chorus from ocean to ocean,
Peace to the nations, and praise to the Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: God, the omnipotent! King who ordainest
• Title: God, the Omnipotent!
• Author: Henry F. Chorley (1842)
• Author: John Ellerton (1870)
• Meter: 11.10.11.9
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Through a process lost to history, two similar but different sets of lyrics have melded into the version of this hymn that we know today. Alternate tunes: MESSINES, Alfred R. Allen, 1918; ULTOR OMNIPOTENS, Arthur S. Sullivan

Tune Information

• Name: RUSSIAN HYMN
• Composer: Alexis Fyodorovich Lvov (1833)
• Meter: 11.10.11.9
• Incipit: 56653 11765 64553
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: You can hear strains of this tune in Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, pitted against the Marseillaise.