Psalms: carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America: being an improvement of the old versions of the Psalms of David 72a. Great God, whose universal sway

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71c

Psalms‎#72a

72b

Text:

The Kingdom of Christ

1 Great God, whose universal sway
The known and unknown worlds obey,
Now give the kingdom to thy Son,
Extend his pow'r, exalt his throne.

2 Thy sceptre well becomes his hands,
All heaven submits to his commands;
His justice shall avenge the poor,
And pride and rage prevail no more.

3 With pow'r he vindicates the just,
And treads th' oppressor in the dust;
His worship and his far shall last,
Till hours and years, and time be past.

4 As rain on meadows, newly mown,
So shall he send his influence down;
His grace on fainting souls distils,
Like heav'nly dew on thirsty hills.

5 The heathen lands that lie beneath
The shades of overspreading death,
Revive at his first dawning light,
And deserts blossom at the sight.

6 The saints shall flourish in his days,
Drest in the robes of joy and praise:
Peace, like a river from his throne
Shall flow to nations yet unknown.

Text Information
First Line:	Great God, whose universal sway
Title:	The Kingdom of Christ
Meter:	Long Metre
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1793
Scripture:	Psalm 72
Notes:	Public Domain.