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When wilt Thou save the people?

by Ebenezer Elliott

Representative text

As printed in The Church Hymnal (1941), no. 675 — the newest hymnal carrying it.

Verse 1

When wilt Thou save the people? O God of mercy, when? Not kings and lords, but nations! Not thrones and crowns, but men! Flowers of Thy heart, O God, are they; Let them not pass, like weeds, away, Their heritage a sunless day. God save the people!

Verse 2

Shall crime bring crime forever, Strength aiding still the strong? Is it Thy will, O Father, That man shall toil for wrong? "No," say Thy mountains; "No," Thy skies; Man's clouded sun shall brightly rise, And songs be heard instead of sighs; God save the people!

Verse 3

When wilt Thou save the people? O God of mercy, when? The people, Lord, the people, Not thrones and crowns, but men! God save the people; Thine they are, Thy children, as Thy angels fair; From vice, oppression, and despair, God save the people!

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