Text:God the omnipotent
Author:Henry Fothergill Chorley, 1808-1872
Author:John Ellerton, 1826-1893
Tune:RUSSIAN HYMN
Composer:Alexis Feodorovitch Lvov, 1798-1870

738. God the omnipotent

1 God the omnipotent sovereign, ordaining
great winds your clarions and lightnings your sword,
show forth your mercy: alone you are reigning.
Give to us peace in our time, O Lord.

2 God the all-merciful, earth has forsaken
meekness and mercy and slighted your word;
bid not your wrath in its terrors awaken.
Give to us peace in our time, O Lord.

3 God, the all-righteous, we have defied you;
yet to eternity firm stands your word:
falsehood and wrong shall not stand long beside you.
Give to us peace in our time, O Lord.

4 God the all-wise, by the fire of your chastening earth shall to freedom and truth be restored.
Though the thick darkness your Kingdom is hastening.
You will give peace in your time, O Lord.

5 So shall your children, with thankful devotion,
praise God who saved them from peril and sword,
singing in chorus, from ocean to ocean,
peace to the nations and praise to the Lord.

Text Information
First Line: God the omnipotent sovereign, ordaining
Title: God the omnipotent
Author: Henry Fothergill Chorley, 1808-1872
Author: John Ellerton, 1826-1893
Meter: 11 10 11 9
Language: English
Publication Date: 1997
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: Freedom / Liberation; God: King; God: Wisdom of (6 more...)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: RUSSIAN HYMN
Composer: Alexis Feodorovitch Lvov, 1798-1870
Meter: 11 10 11 9
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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