Where’er His crea­tures ga­ther,
The un­seen God is near;
Let rul­ers fear their rul­er,
Their judge let judg­es fear.
How long, ye earth­ly judg­es,
Will ye per­vert the right?
How long shall wick­ed per­sons
Have fa­vor in your sight?

Do jus­tice for the help­less,
The or­phan’s cause main­tain.
Defend the poor and needy,
Oppressed and wronged for gain.
When rul­ers walk in dark­ness,
When judg­es truth for­sake,
The cor­ner­stones are crum­bled,
The firm foun­da­tions shake.

The most high God has called you
And set you up on high,
But ye to Him must an­swer,
For ye like men must die.
Arise, O God eter­nal,
Thou Judge of all the earth,
Through all Thy ran­somed na­tions
Send now Thy jus­tice forth.