Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#343b

343b. Judge eternal, throned in splendor

1 Judge eternal, throned in splendor,
Lord of lords and King of kings,
With thy living fire of judgment
Purge this land of bitter things;
Solace all its wide dominion
With the healing of thy wings.

2 Still the weary folk are pining
For the hour that brings release,
And the city's crowded clangor
Cries aloud for sin to cease;
And the homesteads and the woodlands
Plead in silence for their peace. A-men.

3 Crown, O God, thine own endeavor;
Cleave our darkness with thy sword;
Feed the faint and hungry heathen
With the richness of thy word;
Cleanse the body of this nation
Through the glory of the Lord. A-men.

Text Information

• First Line: Judge eternal, throned in splendor
• Author: Henry Scott Holland, 1847 - 1918
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Epiphany; The Propagation of the Gospel; Church Life and Work: City, Nation, World
• Copyright: From The English Hymnal by permission of the Oxford University Press
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: RHUDDLAN
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7, 8 7.
• Key: G Major
• Source: Welsh Traditional Melody