Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#331

331. 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 in might,
And every hurt 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
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Advent; The Propagation of the Gospel; City, Nation, World; The Life in Christ: Aspiration; Church Life and Work: The Kingdom of God
• Notes: This hymn may also be sung to RICHMOND (No. 330).

Tune Information

• Name: IRISH
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: E Major
• Source: Irish Folk Song. Hymns and Sacred Poems, Dublin, 1749.