The Hymnal ‎#185a

185a. The Lord will come and not be slow

1 The Lord will come and not be slow,
His footsteps cannot err;
Before Him righteousness shall go,
His royal harbinger.

2 Truth from the earth, like to a flower,
Shall bud and blossom then;
And justice, from her heavenly bower,
Look down on mortal men.

3 Rise, God, judge Thou the earth in might,
This wicked earth redress;
For Thou art He who shall by right
The nations all possess.

4 For great Thou art, and wonders great
By Thy strong hand are done:
Thou in Thy everlasting seat
Remainest God alone.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: The Lord will come and not be slow
• Author: John Milton (1608-1674)
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Scripture:
  Psalm 82
  ;
  Psalm 85
  ;
  Psalm 86
• Topic: Jesus Christ the Lord: His Coming in Glory; Christ: Second Coming, His; Coming in Glory

Tune Information

• Name: OLD 107TH
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: d minor
• Source: "Scottish Psalter," 1635; Based on the "Genevan Psalter"