Author: Henry F. Chorley, 1808 - 72; John Ellerton, 1826 - 93 Hymnal: Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #354 (1958) Lyrics: 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
Meekness and mercy, and slighted thy word;
Bid not thy wrath in its terrors awaken:
Give to us peace in our time, O Lord. A-men.
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 in 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.'
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God the Omnipotent! King, who ordainest