The Lord Will Come and Not Be Slow
John Milton (1648) • English
Primary Scripture: Psalm 82
Verse 1
The Lord will come and not be slow, His footsteps cannot err; Before him righteousness shall go, His royal harbinger.
Verse 2
Rise, God, judge all the Earth in might, This wicked Earth redress; For you are he who shall by right The nations all possess.
Verse 3
The nations, all whom you have made, Shall come, and all shall frame To bow them low before you, Lord, And glorify your name.
Verse 4
For great you are, and wonders great By your strong hand are done: You in your everlasting seat Remain as God alone.
Scripture References
Reference 1
- psalms 82
Reference 2
- psalms 85-87
Reference 3
- psalms 96:13
Reference 4
- 2-peter 3:9