The Church of God a Kingdom Is

Verse 1

The church of God a kingdom is, where Christ in power doth reign; where spirits yearn till, seen in bliss, their Lord shall come again.

Verse 2

Glad companies of saints possess this church below, above; and God’s perpetual calm doth bless their paradise of love.

Verse 3

An altar stands within the shrine whereon, once sacrificed, is set, immaculate, divine, the Lamb of God, the Christ.

Verse 4

There rich and poor, from countless lands, praise God on mystic Rood; there nations reach forth holy hands to take God’s holy food.

Verse 5

There pure life-giving streams o’erflow the sower’s garden-ground; and faith and hope fair blossoms show, and fruits of love abound.

Verse 6

O King, O Christ, this endless grace to us and all men bring, to see the vision of your face in joy, O Christ, our King.