Methodist-Hymns-811
1: THY Kingdom come, O God,
Thy rule, O Christ, begin;
Break with Thine iron rod
The tyrannies of sin.
2: Where is Thy reign of peace,
And purity, and love?
When shall all hatred cease,
As in the realms above?
3: When comes the promised time
That war shall be no more
Oppression, lust, and crime
Shall flee Thy face before?
4: We pray Thee, Lord, arise,
And come in Thy great might;
Revive our longing eyes,
Which languish for Thy sight.
5: Men scorn Thy sacred Name,
And wolves devour Thy fold;
By many deeds of shame
We learn that love grows cold.
6: O’er heathen lands afar
Thick darkness broodeth yet:
Arise, O Morning Star,
Arise, and never set!