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O God of love, O King of peace

Author: Rev. Henry W. Baker (1821-1877) Hymnal: The Hymnal #421a (1950) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: The Kingdom of God on Earth World Friendship and Peace Lyrics: 1 O God of love, O King of peace, Make wars throughout the world to cease; The wrath of sinful man restrain: Give peace, O God, give peace again! 2 Remember, Lord, Thy works of old, The wonders that our fathers told; Remember not our sin's dark stain: Give peace, O God, give peace again! 3 Whom shall we trust but Thee, O Lord? Where rest but on Thy faithful word? None ever called on Thee in vain: Give peace, O God, give peace again! 4 Where saints and angels dwell above, All hearts are knit in holy love; O bind us in that heavenly chain: Give peace, O God, give peace again! Amen. Tune Title: CANNONS

O God of love, O King of peace

Author: Rev. Henry W. Baker (1821-1877) Hymnal: The Hymnal #421b (1950) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: The Kingdom of God on Earth World Friendship and Peace Lyrics: 1 O God of love, O King of peace, Make wars throughout the world to cease; The wrath of sinful man restrain: Give peace, O God, give peace again! 2 Remember, Lord, Thy works of old, The wonders that our fathers told; Remember not our sin's dark stain: Give peace, O God, give peace again! 3 Whom shall we trust but Thee, O Lord? Where rest but on Thy faithful word? None ever called on Thee in vain: Give peace, O God, give peace again! 4 Where saints and angels dwell above, All hearts are knit in holy love; O bind us in that heavenly chain: Give peace, O God, give peace again! Amen. Tune Title: QUEBEC

O God of Love, O King of Peace

Author: Henry W. Baker Hymnal: The Hymnbook #483 (1955) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: World Friendship and Peace; Kingdom of God on Earth, The World Friendship and Peace Lyrics: 1 O God of love, O King of peace, Make wars throughout the world to cease; The wrath of sinful man restrain: Give peace, O God, give peace again! 2 Remember, Lord, Thy works of old, The wonders that our fathers told; Remember not our sin's dark stain: Give peace, O God, give peace again! 3 Whom shall we trust but Thee, O Lord? Where rest but on Thy faithful word? None ever called on Thee in vain: Give peace, O God, give peace again! 4 Where saints and angels dwell above, All hearts are knit in holy love; O bind us in that heavenly chain: Give peace, O God, give peace again! Amen. Scripture: Psalm 46:9 Tune Title: QUEBEC

Christ for the World We Sing

Author: Samuel Wolcott Hymnal: The Hymnbook #489 (1955) Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Topics: World Friendship and Peace; Kingdom of God on Earth, The World Friendship and Peace Lyrics: 1 Christ for the world we sing; The world to Christ we bring With loving zeal; The poor and them that mourn, The faint and overborne, Sin-sick and sorrow-worn, Whom Christ doth heal. 2 Christ for the world we sing; The world to Christ we bring With fervent prayer; The wayward and the lost, By restless passions tossed, Redeemed at countless cost From dark despair. 3 Christ for the world we sing; The world to Christ we bring With one accord; With us the work to share, With us reproach to dare, With us the cross to bear, For Christ our Lord. 4 Christ for the world we sing; The world to Christ we bring With joyful song; The newborn souls whose days, Reclaimed from error's ways, Inspired with hope and praise, To Christ belong. Amen. Scripture: 1 John 2:2 Tune Title: ITALIAN HYMN

Light of the world, we hail Thee

Author: Rev. John S. B. Monsell Hymnal: The Hymnal #422 (1950) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Topics: The Kingdom of God on Earth World Friendship and Peace Lyrics: 1 Light of the world, we hail Thee, Flushing the eastern skies; Never shall darkness veil Thee Again from human eyes; Too long, alas, withholden, Now spread from shore to shore; Thy light, so glad and golden, Shall set on earth no more. 2 Light of the world, Thy beauty Steals into every heart, And glorifies with duty Life's poorest, humblest part; Thou robest in Thy splendor The simple ways of men, And helpest them to render Light back to Thee again. 3 Light of the world, illumine This darkened land of Thine, Till everything that's human Be filled with what's divine; Till every tongue and nation, From sin's dominion free, Rise in the new creation Which springs from love and Thee. Amen. Tune Title: MEIRIONYDD

God the Omnipotent!

Author: Henry F. Chorley; John Ellerton Hymnal: The Hymnbook #487 (1955) Meter: 11.10.11.9 Topics: World Friendship and Peace; Kingdom of God on Earth, The World Friendship and Peace First Line: God, the Omnipotent! King, who ordainest Lyrics: 1 God the Omnipotent! King, who ordainest Thunder Thy clarion, the lightning Thy sword; Show forth Thy pity on high where Thou reignest: Give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 2 God the All-merciful! earth hath forsaken Thy ways all-holy, and slighted Thy word; Bid not Thy wrath in its terrors awaken: Give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 3 God the All-righteous One! man hath defied Thee; Yet to eternity standeth Thy word; Falsehood and wrong shall not tarry beside Thee: Give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 4 God the All-provident! earth by Thy chastening, Yet shall to freedom and truth be restored; Through the thick darkness Thy Kingdom is hastening: Thou wilt give peace in Thy time, O Lord. Amen. Scripture: Leviticus 26:6 Tune Title: RUSSIAN HYMN

These things shall be: a loftier race

Author: John Addington Symonds (1840-1893) Hymnal: The Hymnal #423a (1950) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: The Kingdom of God on Earth World Friendship and Peace Lyrics: 1 These things shall be: a loftier race Than e'er the world hath known, shall rise With flame of freedom in their souls And light of knowledge in their eyes. 2 They shall be gentle, brave, and strong, To spill no drop of blood, but dare All that may plant man's lordship firm On earth, and fire, and sea, and air. 3 Nation with nation, land with land, Unarmed shall live as comrades free; In every heart and brain shall throb The pulse of one fraternity. 4 New arts shall bloom of loftier mold, And mightier music thrill the skies, And every life shall be a song, When all the earth is paradise. Amen. Tune Title: DEPAUW

These things shall be: a loftier race

Author: John Addington Symonds (1840-1893) Hymnal: The Hymnal #423b (1950) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: The Kingdom of God on Earth World Friendship and Peace Lyrics: 1 These things shall be: a loftier race Than e'er the world hath known, shall rise With flame of freedom in their souls And light of knowledge in their eyes. 2 They shall be gentle, brave, and strong, To spill no drop of blood, but dare All that may plant man's lordship firm On earth, and fire, and sea, and air. 3 Nation with nation, land with land, Unarmed shall live as comrades free; In every heart and brain shall throb The pulse of one fraternity. 4 New arts shall bloom of loftier mold, And mightier music thrill the skies, And every life shall be a song, When all the earth is paradise. Amen. Tune Title: TRURO

Father Eternal, Ruler of Creation

Author: Laurence Housman Hymnal: The Hymnbook #486 (1955) Meter: 11.10.11.10.10 Topics: World Friendship and Peace; Kingdom of God on Earth, The World Friendship and Peace Lyrics: 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. 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. 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. 4 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 Word made flesh, and in a manger laid: Thy Kingdom come, O Lord, Thy will be done. Amen. Scripture: Matthew 6:10 Tune Title: LANGHAM

Thy Kingdom come, O Lord

Author: Rev. Frederick L. Hosmer Hymnal: The Hymnal #425 (1950) Meter: 6.6.6.6 Topics: The Kingdom of God on Earth World Friendship and Peace Lyrics: 1 Thy Kingdom come, O Lord, Wide-circling as the sun; Fulfill of old Thy word And make the nations one: 2 One in the bond of peace, The service glad and free Of truth and righteousness, Of love and equity. 3 Speed, speed the longed-for time Foretold by raptured seers— The prophecy sublime, The hope of all the years— 4 Till rise at last, to span Its firm foundations broad, The commonwealth of man, The city of our God. Amen. Tune Title: ST. CECILIA