Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise ‎#473

473. '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 with might,
and every heart 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
• Author: Frederick Lucian Hosmer (1840-1929)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2008
• Scripture:
  2 Peter 1:19
  ;
  2 Peter 3:8-10
  ;
  Habakkuk 2:14
  ;
  Isaiah 2:2-5
  ;
  Isaiah 9:7
  ;
  Isaiah 11:9
  ;
  Isaiah 21:11-12
  ;
  Isaiah 32:1
  ;
  Isaiah 40:3-5
  ;
  Isaiah 65:25
  ;
  Jeremiah 1:17
  ;
  Luke 2:25-26
  ;
  Luke 11:2
  ;
  Luke 12:2-3
  ;
  Luke 12:35
  ;
  Matthew 6:10
  ;
  Micah 4:1-5
  ;
  Psalm 50:6
  ;
  Psalm 74:16
  ;
  Psalm 85:10-13
  ;
  Psalm 97:6
  ;
  Revelation 21:4
  ;
  Romans 13:11
• Topic: Life in Christ: Christ Risen - Coming Again; Christian Year: Advent; Justice and Peace; Kingdom of God

Tune Information

• Name: IRISH
• Meter: CM
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: A Collection of Hymns and Sacred Poems, Dublin, 1749; Harm: compilers of English Hymnal, 1906