(Tune: Hannover or Laudate Dominum (Parry)

1. The kingdom of God is justice and joy;

For Jesus restores what sin would destroy.

God’s power and glory in Jesus we know;

And here and hereafter the kingdom shall grow.

2. The kingdom of God is mercy and grace;

The captives are freed, the sinners find place,

The outcast are welcomed God’s banquet to share;

And hope is awakened in place of despair.

3. The kingdom of God is challenge and choice:

Believe the good news, repent and rejoice!

God’s love for us sinners brought Christ to his cross:

Our crisis of judgment for gain or for loss.

4. God’s kingdom is come, the gift and the goal;

In Jesus begun, in heaven made whole.

The heirs of the kingdom shall answer his call;

And all things cry “Glory!” to God all in all.