Thy kingdom come! thus, day by day

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

Thy kingdom come! O day of joy,When praise shall every tongue employ;When hatred, strife and battles ceaseAnd 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 doneBy all who live beneath the sun;And every evil will remove,For God will reign, and "God is love.'