84. God the Omnipotent

1 God the Omnipotent! King, who ordainest
Great winds Thy clarions, the lightnings Thy sword;
Show forth Thy pity on high where Thou reignest,
Give to us peace, O most merciful Lord.

2 God the all merciful! earth hath forsaken
Thy precepts holy, and slighted Thy word;
Bid not Thy wrath in its terrors awaken;
Give to us peace, O most merciful Lord.

3 God the all righteousness One! man hath defied Thee;
Yet to eternity standeth Thy word;
Falsehood and wrong shall not tarry beside Thee;
Prosper the right, O most merciful Lord.

4 So shall we render Thee thankful devotion,
For Thy deliverance from peril and sword,
Singing in chorus from ocean to ocean,
“Thine is the power and the glory, O Lord.”

Text Information
First Line: God the Omnipotent! King, who ordainest
Title: God the Omnipotent
Author: Henry F. Chorley (1808-1872) (1842)
Author: John Ellerton (1826-1893) (1870)
Meter: 11.10.11.10.
Publication Date: 1985
Topic: God the Father: Majesty and Power of God
Tune Information
Name: RUSSIAN HYMN
Composer: Alexis Lwoff (1799-1870) (1833)
Meter: 11.10.11.10.
Incipit: 56653 11765 64553
Key: D Major



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