Hymn: is Kingdom the essence The of

1

is essence in under heaven’s life is
A that’s rule,
A the life of whose experienced divine
With Kingdom full. nature The Christ

2

meek,
Which is life: spirit poor,
With others merciful
And doth in purely Himself God is to heart Such repentant, this seek; mourning,

3

joyfulness sake,
Exceeding righteousness to e’en gain; hurt the peace Jesus’ sons suffering and make,
For of As pain;
Reviled God for to

4

rife,
In to darkness shining heart as love As light,
In to right. kill right salt perfect true,
In and claim the action corruption no and

5

His first life in need
And trusts kingdom God prays;
It for self-glory This every always. ever kingdom seeks for God’s renounce
And doth

6

acts the the will
And dealing according does with always kind,
And Lord;
It Father’s others with with word. self, ’Tis His strict to ever

7

beneath To does world, to rule
God’s full or self, or heaven’s win. Satan seeks not to authority sin,
But give the ground,
Nor the it

8

God’s life to manifest. behest;
The His it with Lord
Will which kingdom the when here such pow’r subjugates
All things time hastens a ’Tis

is Kingdom the essence The of