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Title: Thy Reign
Author: Frances Ridley Havergal [
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Righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost."--ROM. xiv. 17.
I.
THY reign is righteousness;
Not mine, but Thine!--
A covering no less
Than the broad, bright waves of Thy great sea,
That roll triumphantly
From line to pole, and pole to line;
A reign where every rebel thought
In sweet captivity
To Thine obedience is brought.
II.
Thy reign is perfect peace;
Not mine, but Thine!--
A stream that cannot cease,
For its fountain is Thy heart. O depth unknown!
Thou givest of Thine own,
Pouring from Thine and filling mine.
The 'noise of war' hath passed away;
God's peace is on the throne,
Ruling with undisputed sway.
III.
Thy reign is joy divine!
Not mine, but Thine,
Or else not any joy to me!
For a joy that flowed not from Thine own,
Since Thou hast reigned alone
Were vacancy or misery.
O sunshine of Thy realm, how bright
This radiance from Thy throne,
Unspeakable in calmest light!
IV.
Thy reign shall still increase!
I claim Thy word,--
Let righteousness and peace
And joy in the Holy Ghost be found,
And more and more abound
In me, through Thee, O Christ my Lord;
Take unto Thee Thy power, who art
My Sovereign, many-crowned!
Stablish Thy kingdom in my heart.
[The end]
Frances Ridley Havergal's poem: Thy Reign
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