Rebecca Writes

John Milton dictates to his daughters, by Eugène DelacroixThis week’s hymn was written by the poet John Milton.

The Lord Will Come and Be Not Slow

The Lord will come and not be slow;
His footsteps cannot err;
Before Him righteousness shall go,
His royal harbinger.

Mercy and truth, that long were missed,
Now joyfully are met;
Sweet peace and righteousness have kissed,
And hand in hand are set.

Rise, God, judge Thou the earth in might,
This wicked earth redress;
For Thou art He who shalt by right
The nations all possess.

The nations all whom Thou hast made
Shall come, and all shall frame
To bow them low before Thee, Lord!
And glorify Thy Name!

Truth from the earth, like to a flower,
Shall bud and blossom then,
And justice, from her heavenly bower,
Look down on mortal men.

Thee will I praise, O Lord, my God!
Thee honor and adore
With my whole heart; and blaze abroad
Thy Name forevermore!

Other hymns by poets:

• William Cowper
• John Donne
• George Herbert
• Alfred Tennyson
• Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Other hymns, worship songs, sermons etc. posted today:

• Lord’s Day 28, 2009 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Have You Not Known, Have You Not Heard at The Happy Wonderer
• All the Way My Savior Leads Me at Fieldstone Cottage
• The Infinite and the Finite from The Valley of Vision at The Upward Call
• Your Weekly Dose of Spurgeon at Pyromaniacs: On Philosophical Apologetics
• Behold th’Amazing Gift of Love at joythruChrist 

Have you posted a hymn today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by emailing me at the address in the sidebar and I’ll add your post to the list.