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Text:God, the Omnipotent! King, who ordainest
Author:Henry F. Chorley
Author:Rev. John Ellerton
Tune:RUSSIAN HYMN
Composer:Alexis Lwoff

420. God, the Omnipotent! King, who ordainest

1 God the Omnipotent! King, who ordainest
Thunder Thy clarion, the lightning Thy sword;
Show forth Thy pity on high where Thou reignest;
Give to us peace in our time, O Lord.

2 God the All-merciful! earth hath forsaken
Thy ways all-holy, and slighted Thy word;
Let not Thy wrath in its terrors awaken;
Give to us peace in our time, O Lord.

3 God the All-righteous One! man hath defied Thee;
Yet to eternity standeth Thy word;
Falsehood and wrong shall not tarry beside Thee;
Give to us peace in our time, O Lord.

4 God the All-wise! by the fire of Thy chastening,
Earth shall to freedom and truth be restored;
Through the thick darkness Thy Kingdom is hastening
Thou wilt give peace in Thy time, O Lord.

5 So shall Thy people, with thankful devotion,
Praise Him who saved them from peril and sword,
Singing in chorus from ocean to ocean
Peace to the nations, and praise to the Lord.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: God, the Omnipotent! King, who ordainest
Author: Henry F. Chorley (1842)
Author: Rev. John Ellerton (1870; alt.)
Meter: 11. 10. 11. 9.
Publication Date: 1950
Topic: The Kingdom of God on Earth: The Nation; Country, our; Nation, The
Copyright: Words from "The Church Hymnary," Revised. By permission of the Oxford University Press.
Tune Information
Name: RUSSIAN HYMN
Composer: Alexis Lwoff (1833)
Meter: 11. 10. 11. 9.
Key: Eā™­ Major



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