The Kingdom of Heaven.

O, the kingdom of Heaven will come!— When His will shall be done Upon earth, as above, And victory won Through a union of love, Then, the kingdom of Heaven will come. Our Christian Endeavor Has linked, and forever, The lands of all climes Where the Savior is known. O, bright is the morning That brings us the dawning Of the day that’s to band, In one army, His own! O, the kingdom of heaven will come! When Christians, uniting, The common foe fighting Forget every difference Of doctrine and creed, And, hushing their pleading For selfish succeeding, Beg Heaven’s best gift For humanity’s need, Then the kingdom of Heaven will come. When fervent in action They trample on faction, Intolerance, arrogance, Tread them all down, And put forth endeavor, Through loving work ever, For the saving of souls With no thought of the crown, Then, the kingdom of Heaven will come. When earnest endeavor— Most powerful lever— Is thrust under sin By all Christendom’s might, Its walls will soon crumble— The structure must tumble When hotly assailed By the legions of Right, Aye, the kingdom of heaven will come. When Christians are one, Like the Father and Son, And sects of all names At one altar can kneel, In God’s love believing, For heaven achieving, This creed and this purpose Inspiring their zeal, Then the kingdom of heaven will come.