King for a Day, Christ Forever

If I were king for but one day, no crown of mine would I defend. I'd cast all mortal

claims away and bow where rightful thrones must stand. I'd lift my voice before the land

and name the king whom kings obey. Christ Jesus, Lord, by God's command,

whose reign no power can take away. Not mine the power, but His alone, from whom all rule

and right proceed. The scepter rests before His throne. The law finds there its source and creed.

And at His side, in ordered place, I'd set the queen whom Heav'n crowned. The mother clothed

in humble grace, whose yes unmade the serpent's ground. If I were king for but one day,

I'd trade my court for midnight feast. I'd leave the clamor of the day for where the quiet starlight