Thy kingdom come; you bid it come,
But, when thy kingdom first began,
On earth Thy kingdom was a home,
A child, a woman and a man.

The child was in the midst thereof
O blessèd Jesus, holiest One!
The centre and the fount of love,
Mary and Joseph's little Son.

Wherever on this earth shall be
A child, a woman, and a man,
lmaging that sweet trinity
Wherewith thy kingdom first began.

Establish there thy kingdom! Yes,
And o’er that trinity of love,
Send down, as in thy'ppointed day
The brooding spirit of Thy Dove.