THY kingdom come. Thus day by day

Verse 1

THY kingdom come. Thus day by day, We lift our hands to God and pray; But who has ever duly weighed The meaning of the words he said?

Verse 1

THY kingdom come. Thus day by day, We lift our hands to God and pray; But who has ever truly weighed The meaning of the words he said?

Verse 2

Thy kingdom come. O day of joy, When praise shall every tongue em-
ploy; When hatred, strife and battles cease And man with man shall be at peace.

Verse 2

Thy kingdom come. O day of joy, When praise shall fill every tongue
employ; When hate and strife shall be no more, And man with man shall all be peace.

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Verse 3

Jesus shall reign on Zion's hill, And all the earth with glory fill; When Satan's reign shall have an end, And sin and death afflict no more.

Verse 3

Then bears and wolves, no longer
wild,
Obey the leading of a child;
The lions with the oxen eat,
And dust shall be the serpent's meat

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Verse 4

Then all shall know and serve the
Lord,
And walk according to his word;
His glory spread around shall be,
As waters cover o'er the sea.

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Verse 5

God's holy will shall then be done By all who live beneath the sun; And every evil will remove, For God will reign, and "God is love."

Verse 4

Then all the hosts of heaven shall sing, By all who live beneath the sun; For saints shall then as angels be, All changed to immortality.