56. Thy kingdom come! on bended knee
C.M.
St. Flavian:
Day's Psalter, 1562
Frederick L. Hosmer, 1891
Thy kingdom come! on bended knee The passing ages pray; And faithful souls have yearned to see On earth that kingdom's day. | But the slow watches of the night Not less to God belong; And for the everlasting right The silent stars are strong. | And lo, already on the hills The flags of dawn appear; Gird up your loins, ye prophet souls, Proclaim the day is near: | The day in whose clear-shining light All wrong shall stand revealed, When justice shall be throned in might, And every hurt be healed; | When knowledge, hand in hand with peace, Shall walk the earth abroad; The day of perfect righteousness, The promised day of God. | |