Poem by Augustus Montague Toplady

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Great God, whom Heaven, and earth, and sea,
With all their countless hosts, obey;
Upheld by whom the nations stand,
And empires fall at Thy command.

Beneath Thy long suspended ire,
Let every antichrist expire;
Thy knowledge spread from sea to sea,
And distant nations bow to Thee.

Then show Thyself the Prince of Peace,
Command the din of war to cease;
With sacred love the world inspire,
And burn its chariots in the fire.

Let earth beneath Thy reign of love
A universal Sabbath prove:
Jesus her peaceful king adore,
And learn the act of war no more.

1. Encompassed with Clouds of Distress
2. O Thou That Hear’st the Prayer of Faith
3. When Languor and Disease Invade
4. Thee, Father, We Bless
5. What Though I Cannot Break My Chain

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