Religion

For unto Thee all pow'r — all praise belongs

by John S. B. Monsell 1811–1875

From Parish Musings (1863)

Religion

For unto Thee all pow'r — all praise belongs,
Thine are united saints' and angels' songs,
Redeemed spirits, — they who near Thy throne
Stand in Thy light, or at Thy bidding move,
Who know no song — no cause for gladness own
But that one deep exhaustless theme — Thy love:
They, and Thy suffering saints, who wait below,
'Mid sins, temptations, weariness, and woe, —
Swell the same chorus; every tongue and tribe
To Thee all might — all majesty ascribe;
Thine is the kingdom — reign in every heart,
Thine is the power — create us as Thou art,
And Thine the glory — at Thy feet shall fall
Ten thousand thousand crowns, and Thou the Lord of all.

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Text: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.

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Monsell, John S. B. “For unto Thee all pow'r — all praise belongs.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/monsell/299/.

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Monsell, John S. B. “For unto Thee all pow'r — all praise belongs.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/monsell/299/.

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