Eternal Sovereign of the Sky

Eternal sov­er­eign of the sky

And Lord of all be­low;

We mor­tals to Thy ma­jes­ty

Our first obe­di­ence owe.

Our souls ad­ore Thy throne su­preme

And bless Thy pro­vi­dence

For ma­gis­trates of mean­er name

Our glo­ry and de­fense.

The crowns of Brit­ish princ­es shine

With rays ab­ove the rest

Where laws and li­ber­ties com­bine

To make the na­tion blessed.

Kingdoms on firm foun­da­tions stand

While vir­tue finds re­ward;

And sin­ners per­ish from the land

By jus­tice and the sword.

Let Cæ­sar’s due be ev­er paid

To Cæ­sar and his throne;

But con­scienc­es and souls were made

To be the Lord’s alone.