Thus the Eternal Father Spake

Thus the eter­nal Fa­ther spake

To Christ the Son: “As­cend and sit

At My right hand

till I shall make

Thy foes sub­mis­sive at Thy feet.

“From Zi­on shall Thy word pro­ceed;

Thy word

the scep­ter in Thy hand

Shall make the hearts of re­bels bleed

And bow their wills to Thy com­mand.

That day shall show Thy pow­er is great

When saints shall flock with will­ing minds

And sin­ners crowd the tem­ple gate

Where ho­li­ness in beau­ty shines.

O bless­èd pow­er! O glo­ri­ous day!

What a large vic­to­ry shall en­sue!

And con­verts

who Thy grace ob­ey

Exceed the drops of morn­ing dew.