Father Eternal, Ruler of Creation
VERSE 1
Father
eternal, Ruler of creation,
Spirit
of life, which moved ere form was made;
Through
the thick darkness covering every nation,
Light to
man’s blindness, O be Thou our aid:
Thy
kingdom come, O Lord, Thy will be done.
VERSE 2
Races
and peoples, lo! we stand divided,
And
sharing not our griefs, no joy can share;
By wars
and tumults love is mocked, derided,
His
conquering cross no kingdom wills to bear:
Thy
kingdom come, O Lord, Thy will be done.
VERSE 3
Envious
of heart, blind eyed, with tongues confounded,
Nation
by nation still goes unforgiven;
In wrath
and fear, by jealousies surrounded,
Building
proud towers which shall not reach to heaven:
Thy
kingdom come, O Lord, Thy will be done.
VERSE 4
Lust of
possession worketh desolations;
There is
no meekness in the sons of earth;
Led by
no star, the rulers of the nations
Still
fail to bring us to the blissful birth.
Thy
kingdom come, O Lord, Thy will be done.
VERSE 5
How
shall we love Thee, holy, hidden Being,
If we
love not the world which Thou hast made?
O give
us brother love for better seeing
Thy
world made flesh, and in a manger laid:
Thy
kingdom come, O Lord, Thy will be done.
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