The Hymnal ‎#501

501. When wilt Thou save the people?

When wilt thou save the people?
O God of mercy, when?
Not kings and lords, but nations!
Not thrones and crowns, but men!
Flowers of thy heart, O God, are they;
Let them not pass, like weeds, away,
Their heritage a sunless day.
God save the people!

Shall crime bring crime for ever,
Strength aiding still the strong?
Is it thy will, O Father,
That man shall toil for wrong?
"No," say thy mountains; "No," thy skies;
Man's clouded sun shall brightly rise,
And songs be heard instead of sighs;
God save the people!

When wilt thou save the people?
O God of mercy, when?
The people, Lord, the people,
Not thrones and crowns, but men!
God save the people; thine they are,
Thy children, as thy angels fair;
From vice, oppression, and despair,
God save the people!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: When wilt Thou save the people?
• Author: Ebenezer Elliot (1850)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.8.8.8.5
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Brotherhood and Service; Processional; Sunday Schools: General Use

Tune Information

• Name: KENDAL
• Composer: Arthur Somervell (1906)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.8.8.8.5
• Incipit: 32342 51431 2171
• Key: G Major