Thy Kingdom Come, on Bended Knee

My adoration for hymns and pretty much everything from high church liturgy has been developing for many years. At chapel last Sunday, we sung a hymn that I had never heard before: ‘Thy Kingdom Come on Bended Knee’. It is an odd first line but the words are incredible, and give a fantastic exposition of some elements of kingdom theology. You can get music and words here. Though the rhythm is very slightly wrong in the quick steps down twice toward the end (about the only bit that isn’t crotchets and minims), you get the picture…