Hymns for the Nation, 11

Saviour, whom our hearts adore,
To bless our earth again,
Now assume Thy royal power
And o'er the nations reign:
Christ, the world's Desire and Hope,
Power complete to Thee is given.
Set the last great empire up,
Eternal God of heaven.

When Thy foes are swept away.
And meet their righteous doom,
Then Thy Deity display,
And let Thy kingdom come:

Then in the New World appear,
In lands where Thou wast never known,
There the' Imperial standard rear,
And fix Thy favourite throne.
Where they all Thy laws have spurn'd,
Thy holiest name profaned.
Where the ruin'd earth hath mourn'd,
With blood of millions slain:
Open there the' ethereal scene.
Claim the savage race for Thine,
There Thy endless reign begin
With majesty Divine.
Universal Saviour, Thou
Wilt all Thy creatures bless,
Every knee to Thee shall bow.
And every tongue confess;
None shall in Thy mount destroy;
War shall then be learn'd no more,
Saints shall their great King enjoy,
And all mankind adore.

Then, according to Thy word,
Salvation is reveal'd;
With Thy glorious knowledge. Lord,
The new-made earth is fill'd;
Then we sound the mystery,
The depths and heights of Godhead prove,
Swallow'd up in mercy's sea.
For ever lost in love.