Thy king­dom come! thus, day by day,
We lift our hands to God and pray;
But who has ev­er du­ly weighed
The mean­ing of the words He said?

Thy king­dom come! O day of joy,
When praise shall ev­ery tongue em­ploy;
When hate and strife and battles cease,
And man with man shall be at peace!

Then bears and wolves, no long­er wild,
Obey the lead­ing of a child;
The li­ons with the ox­en eat,
And dust shall be the ser­pent’s meat.

Then all shall know and serve the Lord,
And walk ac­cord­ing to His word;
His glo­ry spread around shall be,
As wa­ters cov­er o’er the sea.

God’s ho­ly will shall then be done
By all who live be­neath the sun;
And ev­ery ev­il will re­move,
For God will reign, and God is love.