The Kingdom of Heaven
“Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, in earth as in Heaven.”
O, the kingdom of Heaven will come!—
When His will shall be done
Upon earth, as above,
And victory won
Through a union of love,
Then, the kingdom of Heaven will come.
Our Christian Endeavor
Has linked, and forever,
The lands of all climes
Where the Savior is known.
O, bright is the morning
That brings us the dawning
Of the day that’s to band,
In one army, His own!
O, the kingdom of heaven will come!
When Christians, uniting,
The common foe fighting
Forget every difference
Of doctrine and creed,
And, hushing their pleading
For selfish succeeding,
Beg Heaven’s best gift
For humanity’s need,
Then the kingdom of Heaven will come.
When fervent in action
They trample on faction,
Intolerance, arrogance,
Tread them all down,
And put forth endeavor,
Through loving work ever,
For the saving of souls
With no thought of the crown,
Then, the kingdom of Heaven will come.
When earnest endeavor—
Most powerful lever—
Is thrust under sin
By all Christendom’s might,
Its walls will soon crumble—
The structure must tumble
When hotly assailed
By the legions of Right,
Aye, the kingdom of heaven will come.
When Christians are one,
Like the Father and Son,
And sects of all names
At one altar can kneel,
In God’s love believing,
For heaven achieving,
This creed and this purpose
Inspiring their zeal,
Then the kingdom of heaven will come.