GRH 616 Jehovah, Thou Hast Promised

(1)
Jehovah, Thou hast promised
The lands shall wait for Thee;
The lands by ev’ry ocean,
The islands of the sea;
Lo! we, our peoples’ watchmen,
Would give and take no rest,
For thus hast Thou commanded,
Till our dear lands be blessed.
For thus hast Thou commanded,
Till our dear lands be blessed.

(2)
Then bless them, mighty Father,
With blessings needed most,
In ev’ry verdant village,
By ev’ry palmy coast;
On ev’ry soaring mountain,
O’er ev’ry spreading plain,
May all Thy sons and daughters
Thy righteousness attain.
May all Thy sons and daughters
Thy righteousness attain.

(3)
Give peace between their borders
“Twixt man and man good will,
The love all unsuspicious,
The love that works no ill;
In loyal, lowly service
Let each from other learn,
The guardian and the guarded,
Till Christ Himself return.
The guardian and the guarded,
Till Christ Himself return.

(4)
To Him our lands shall listen,
To Him our peoples kneel,
All rule be on His shoulder
All wrong beneath His heel;
O consummation glorious
Which now by faith we sing!
Come, cast we up the highway
That brings us back the King.
Come, cast we up the highway,
That brings us back the King.