Thy Kingdom Come! Thus, Day by Day

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?

Thy king­dom come! O day of joy

When praise shall ev­ery tongue em­ploy;

When hate and strife and battles cease

And man with man shall be at peace!

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.

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.

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.