LII.
[Great Triune God, whose ruling power]
Great Triune God, whose ruling power
Must prevalent o'er all appear,
Hasten the destined day and hour
Establishing Thy kingdom here:
Sublime on Thy millennial throne,
Thee all Thy saints expect to see,
While every tongue, like ours, shall own
Jehovah one in persons three.
Stretch out Thine arm, almighty King,
Thine own omnipotence assume,
The first and last dominion bring,
To reign before Thine ancients come:
O might we at the time foretold
See all things to Thyself subdued,
And every prostrate soul behold
Adorers of the Triune God.
In answer to the chosen race,
Who ceaseless for Thy coming cry,
Shorten the last vindictive days,
And let the trump proclaim Thee nigh:
Return, Thou once a Man of woe,
Distinguish'd by the crimson sign,
And in Thy dazzling person show
The glorious plenitude Divine.
That wandering star who blazed and fell,
And poison'd many a crystal stream,
That bitter first-born child of hell
No more permit him to blaspheme:
Root out Thine Unitarian foe,
Nor longer let his place be found,
The crescent by the cross o'erthrow,
And loose the world in darkness bound.
It must be so: the day is near,
The far-spent night will quickly end,
And every eye discern Thee here,
And saints perceive their King descend:
When all are put beneath Thy feet,
And death the latest foe is slain,
Then I shall mount Thy azure seat,
Then I shall in Thy presence reign!
