172. C. M. Gaskell.

Thy Kingdom Come!

1 O God! the darkness roll away

Which clouds the human soul,

And let the bright, the perfect day,

Speed onward to its goal.

2 Let every hateful passion die,

Which makes of brethren foes;

And war no longer raise its cry,

To mar the world's repose.

3 Let faith, and hope, and charity,

Go forth through all the earth;

And man, in heavenly bearing, be

True to his heavenly birth.

4 Yea, let Thy glorious kingdom come

Of holiness and love,

And make this world a portal meet

For Thy bright courts above.

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