[Verse 1]
Where law is cast aside by men,
Each soul would choose its wilful way;
Yet Earth is not for man to own,
It stands beneath God's holy sway.
[Chorus]
The Earth is Thine, Almighty Lord,
Thy law upholds both land and sea;
Let every soul beneath the sun
Bow down and live in fear of Thee.
[Verse 2]
The fool may say, "No God I know,"
And live as though no Judge is near;
But spirit, soul, and flesh must bow
Beneath the Father's law and fear.
[Chorus]
The Earth is Thine, Almighty Lord,
Thy law upholds both land and sea;
Let every soul beneath the sun
Bow down and live in fear of Thee.
[Verse 3]
No man can live as he desires,
Apart from Heaven's righteous throne;
For all who dwell upon the Earth
Must reap the seeds their hands have sown.
[Chorus]
The Earth is Thine, Almighty Lord,
Thy law upholds both land and sea;
Let every soul beneath the sun
Bow down and live in fear of Thee.
[Verse 4]
The laws of men see outward deeds,
But God beholds the hidden spring;
He rules the unseen roots of life,
The secret cause of everything.
[Chorus]
The Earth is Thine, Almighty Lord,
Thy law upholds both land and sea;
Let every soul beneath the sun
Bow down and live in fear of Thee.
[Verse 5]
If half the world would fear the Lord,
How sweet this troubled Earth would be;
But evil spreads from land to land,
And men reject His purity.
[Chorus]
The Earth is Thine, Almighty Lord,
Thy law upholds both land and sea;
Let every soul beneath the sun
Bow down and live in fear of Thee.
[Verse 6]
Should God descend to cleanse the Earth,
As in the days when Noah cried,
Then peace would reign from shore to shore,
And sin would lose its wicked pride.
[Chorus]
The Earth is Thine, Almighty Lord,
Thy law upholds both land and sea;
Let every soul beneath the sun
Bow down and live in fear of Thee.