Sabbath evening hymn: Thy kingdom come

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Millions within thy courts have met;
Millions this day before thee bowed;
Their faces Zionward were set,
Vows with their lips to thee they vowed.


But thou, soul-searching God! hast known
The hearts of all that bent the knee;
And hast accepted those alone,
Who in the spirit worshiped thee.


People of many a tribe and tongue,
Of various languages and lands,
Have heard thy truth, thy glory sung,
And offered prayer with holy hands.


And not a prayer, a tear, a sigh,
Hath failed this day some suit to gain;
To those in trouble thou wert nigh;
Not one hath sought thy face in vain.


Yet one prayer more;--and be it one,
In which both heaven and earth accord;--
Fulfill thy promise to thy Son:
Let all that breathe call Jesus Lord!

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.by James Montgomery