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Come, kingdom of our God

Author: John Johns
Tune: ST. GEORGE (Gauntlett)
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Come, kingdom of our God,
Sweet reign of light and love!
Shed peace, and hope, and joy abroad,
And wisdom from above.

Over our spirits first
Extend thy healing reign;
There raise and quench the sacred thirst,
That never pains again.

Come, kingdom of our God!
And make the broad earth thine;
Stretch o’er her lands and isles the rod
That flowers with grace divine.

Soon may all tribes be blest
With fruit from life’s glad tree;
And in its shade like brothers rest,
Sons of one family.

Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #584

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Author: John Johns

Johns, John, born at Plymouth, March 17, 1801, the son of an artist. Educated at the grammar school and by the Rev. I. Worsley, Unitarian minister at Plymouth, and afterwards spent two years at Edinburgh. In 1820 became minister of the old Presbyterian chapel at Crediton, where he remained till his removal to Liverpool in 1836, as Minister to the Poor. He was a man of fine poetic temperament and retiring disposition, but his work among the people called out his great practical and organising ability. He died a sacrifice to the fever which raged in the district where he laboured, June 23, 1847. Besides his reports to the Liverpool Domestic Mission Society, and frequent contributions to the Monthly Repository, Christian Reformer, and Christia… Go to person page >

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Come, kingdom of our God. J. Johns. [Prayer for the increase of Spiritual Life.] Contributed to Beard's Manchester Unitarian Collection, 1837, No. 203, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines, and headed, "Prayer for the kingdom of God." In 1840 it was repeated in Dr. Martineau's Hymns, &c, and subsequently in numerous Unitarian and other collections in Great Britain and America. It is sometimes used on behalf of Missions. The fifth stanza, which is the finest in the hymn, is usually omitted in the American collections. Original text in Dr. Martineau's Hymns, &c, 1873, and the American Hymns and Songs of Praise, N. Y., 1874, with, in the latter, stanza v., line 2, "raise the," for "raise Thy glorious throne."

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Instances (116)	First Line	Text Title	Authors	Meter	Publication Date
A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #584	Come, kingdom of our God		Johns		1848
A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #584	Come, kingdom of our God	The Kingdom of Love	Johns	6.6.8.6	1866
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship (Rev. ed. with supplement) #512	Come, kingdom of our God		Johns		1845
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #421	Come, kingdom of our God		Johns		1845
A Selection of Spiritual Songs: with music for the Church and the Choir #915	Come, kingdom of our God				1878
American Student Hymnal #d42	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1928
Hymnal Amore Dei #258	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1897
Blessed Hope #d12	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1942
Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir #d149	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1878
Cantica Laudis: or, the American Book of Church Music #d53	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1850
Carmina Sanctorum: a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #607	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1885
Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #607	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1886
Chapel Hymns and Services #d11	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1923
Christian Praise: a manual of worship for public, social and private devotion #509	Come, kingdom of our God		Henry D. Johns		1880
Church Harmonies: a collection of hymns and tunes for the use of Congregations #384	Come, kingdom of our God		Johns		1876
Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #453	Come, kingdom of our God		Johns		1868
Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d95	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1878
Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #486	Come, kingdom of our God		John Johns		1883
Hymn Book for Christian Worship #559	Come, kingdom of our God		Johns		1854
Hymnal, Amore Dei #258	Come, kingdom of our God		Rev. John Johns, 1801-1847		1890
Hymns and Carols for Church and Sunday-school #4	Come, kingdom of our God		Johns		1879
Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #838	Come, kingdom of our God		Rev/ Henry D. Johns		1874
Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d81	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1854
Hymns for Christian Devotion: especially adapted to the Universalist denomination #303	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1865
Hymns for Christian Devotion: especially adapted to the Universalist denomination. (New ed.) #303	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1871
Hymns for Schools and Colleges #45	Come, kingdom of our God		John Johns, 1801-1847		1913
Hymns for Schools: with appropriate selections from scripture and tunes suited to the metres of the hymns (3rd ed.) #255	Come, kingdom of our God				1852
Hymns for the Christian Church, for the Use of the First Church of Christ in Boston #198	Come, kingdom of our God		Johns		1869
Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #519	Come, kingdom of our God				1853
Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #519	Come, kingdom of our God				1857
Hymns for the Living Age #d59	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1923
Hymns for the Reformed Church in the United States #15	Come, Kingdom of our God		Johns		1874
Hymns for the Sanctuary #318	Come, kingdom of our God		Johns		1849
Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship: with tunes #1038	Come, kingdom of our God		Johns		1874
Hymns for the Vestry and the Fireside #d59	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1841
Hymns for Worship #d32	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1939
Hymns in Harmony with Modern Thought #132	Come, kingdom of our God		Johns		1901
Hymns of the Advent #301	Come, kingdom of our God		H. B. Johns		1881
Hymns of the Christian Life #d58	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1937
Hymns of the Christian Life #d59	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1925
Hymns of the Kingdom of God #d58	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1926
Hymns of the Spirit #688	Come, kingdom of our God				1864
Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #d54	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1937
Hymns of the United Church #d57	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1926
Hymns of the United Church, the Disciples hymnal #d54	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1916
Inter-Church Hymnal #d57	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1930
Isles of Shoals Hymn Book and Candle Light Service #164	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1908
Jubilate Deo, a Book of Hymns and Tunes for Young and Old #d39	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1900
Junior Church School Hymnal #d20	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1927
Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs ancient and modern #501	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1884
Melodies of Heaven #d25	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1868
Missionary Hymns #70	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1874
Missionary Hymns, with Tunes #d5	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1892
National Hymn and Tune Book: for congregations, schools and the home #82	Come, kingdom of our God				1875
Offices of Worship and Hymns: with tunes, 3rd ed., revised and enlarged #1375	Come, Kingdom of our God		John Johns, 1801-47		1891
Prayers and Hymns for the Church and Home #d89	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1866
Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs: a manual of worship for the church of Christ #1159	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1875
Sacred Songs For Public Worship: a hymn and tune book #116	Come, kingdom of our God		Johns		1883
Select Songs for the Singing Service in the Prayer Meeting and Sunday School #d35	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1885
Select Songs for the Sunday School #d37	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1884
Services for Congregational Worship #392	Come, kingdom of our God		John Johns		1914
Social Hymns and Tunes, for the Conference and Prayer Meeting, and the Home with services and prayers #205	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1870
Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #1148	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1872
Songs for the Sanctuary: or hymns and tunes for Christian Worship #1148	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1875
Songs for the Sanctuary: or hymns and tunes for Christian worship #1148	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1871
Songs for the Sanctuary: or hymns and tunes for Christian Worship #1148	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1868
Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #1148	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1869
Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #1148	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1868
Songs of Christian Praise with Music #d88	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1880
Songs of the Christian Life #430	Come, kingdom of our God		John Johns		1912
Standard Church Hymns and Gospel Songs #d43	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1930
Sunday School Songs. 3rd ed. #d19	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1869
Sunday-School Songs: a new collection of hymns and tunes specially prepared for the use of Sunday-schools and for social and family worship. (3rd. ed.) #131a	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1870
The American Hymnal #d83	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1919
The American Hymnal for Chapel Service #d54	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1922
The American Hymnal for Chapel Service #d56	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1925
The Baptist Hymn and Praise Book #d75	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1904
The Baptist Praise Book #1230	Come, kingdom of our God		Johns		1872
The Beacon Hymnal #d34	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1924
The Book of Praise: or, Hymns for Public and Social Worship #d112	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1869
The Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs: with music for use in social meetings. #465	Come, kingdom of our God		H. B. Johns		1881
The Canadian Baptist Hymn Book #618	Come, kingdom of our God		Johns		1873
The Christian Hymnal: a selection of psalms and hymns with music, for use in public worship #365	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1877
The Church-Book #d65	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1883
The Church Hymnary: a collection of hymns and tunes for public worship #799	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1893
The Church of God Selection of Spiritual Songs for the Church and Choir #d147	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1887
The Churches of God Hymnal. #d82	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1953
The College Hymnal: for divine service at Yale College in the Battell Chapel #234	Come, kingdom of our God		Henry D. Johns		1876
The Gospel Hymnal #d95	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1880
The Hymnal of Praise #408	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1913
The Hymnal of the Evangelical United Brethren Church #d65	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1957
The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d108	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1890
The Hymnal: Published by Authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. #d73	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1933
The Jewel: a selection of hymns and tunes for the Sabbath school, designed as a supplement to "The Gem" #205	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1874
The Liturgy and the Office of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #1375	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1908
The Mennonite Hymnary, published by the Board of Publication of the General Conference of the Mennonite Church of North America #d79	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1940
The New Church Hymnal #d67	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1937
The New Hymn and Tune Book #d46	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1914
The New Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs, ancient and modern for use in Baptist churches #510	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1892
The Pilgrim Hymnal #398	Come, kingdom of our God		John Johns		1904
The Pilgrim Hymnal: with responsive readings and other aids to worship #524	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1912
The Portfolio of Sunday School Songs #166	Come, kingdom of our God		H. B. Johns		1887
The Praise Hymnary: a collection of sacred song #426	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1898
The Reformed Church Hymnal: with tunes #249	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1878
The Richard Allen A.M.E. Hymnal, with Responsive Scripture Readings. Rev. #d66	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1946
The Sanctuary Hymnal, published by Order of the General Conference of the United Brethren in Christ #442	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1914
The Service of Praise #d48	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1875
The Spirit Minstrel. 2nd ed. #d16	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1857
Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d63	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1904
Unity Hymns and Chorals. Rev and enl. with Service Elements #d35	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1913
University Hymn Book for use in the Chapel of Harvard University #d34	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1895
University Hymns #d27	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1924
University Hymns: with tunes arranged for men's voices #286b	Come, kingdom of our God		Henry D. Johns		1907
University Hymns: with tunes arranged for men's voices #286a	Come, kingdom of our God		Henry D. Johns		1907
Worship in Song #d44	Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love		John Johns		1942
Worship in Song: a selection of hymns and tunes for the Service of the Sanctuary #684	Come, kingdom of our God		H. D. Johns		1880

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