392 432. Judge eternal, throned in splendour
8.7.8.7.8.7
St. Leonard:
Meiningen, 1693;
harm. J. Christoph Bach (1642-1703)
Urbs Beata:
Sarum Plainsong, Mode II
Henry Scott Holland, 1902
Judge eternal, throned in splendour, Lord of lords and King of kings, With thy living fire of judgment Purge this land of bitter things; Solace all its wide dominion With the healing of thy wings. | Still the weary folk are pining For the hour that brings release, And the city's crowded clangour Cries aloud for sin to cease; And the homesteads and the woodlands Plead in silence for their peace. | Crown, O God, thine own endeavour; Cleave our darkness with thy sword; Feed the faint and hungry heathen With the richness of thy word; Cleanse the body of this nation Through the glory of the Lord. | |