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Text:Thy kingdom come, O God
Author:Rev. Lewis Hensley

404. Thy kingdom come, O God

1 Thy kingdom come, O God,
Thy rule, O Christ, begin;
Break with Thine iron rod
The tyrannies of sin.

2 Where is Thy reign of peace,
And purity, and love?
When shall all hatred cease,
As in the realms above?

3 When comes the promised time
That war shall be no more,
And lust, oppression, crime,
Shall flee Thy face before?

4 We pray Thee, Lord, arise,
And come in Thy great might;
Revive our longing eyes,
Which languish for Thy sight.

5 O'er heathen lands afar
Thick darkness broodeth yet:
Arise, O Morning Star,
Arise, and never set.

Amen.

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First Line: Thy kingdom come, O God
Author: Rev. Lewis Hensley (1867)
Publication Date: 1895
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