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THY KINGDOM COME

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Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jun 10, 1880

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 6, No. 22.

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"THY KINGDOM COME."

O Lord, we yearn for brighter skies, We long for fresher air; The sickening cry of human woe Is floating everywhere.
The earth is waxing dim and old, Delusion blinds the eye; The giddy throng rush blindly on, Unheeding tear and sigh.
"Thy kingdom come." O hear the prayer! Thy will on earth be done! O rise, thou Light that shines for aye— Thou never-setting Sun!
The world's wild fever rages on, O whisper, "Peace, be still!" The soul is urgent in its need, The void, Oh what can fill?
Naught, naught but higher, grander life,— All fresh from living springs; A freedom from the pain and care Of earth and earthly things.
"Thy kingdom come," with tears we pray; With faith we plead with Thee; O fill the earth with righteousness, As waters fill the sea.
The time will come, the day is near! Rejoice, ye saints, and sing! O hear ye not a far-off sound, Like rush of angel's wing?
The warning now is going forth— The glory soon will dawn! "Thy kingdom come!" Oh, blessed day! Creation's happy morn. —Selected.