When wilt Thou save the people? br O God of mercy! when? br Not kings and lords, but nations! br Not thrones and crowns, but men! br Flowers of Thy heart, O God, are they! br Let them not pass, like weeds, away! br Their heritage a sunless day! br God save the people! br br Shall crime bring crime for ever, br Strength aiding still the strong? br Is it Thy will, O Father! br That man shall toil for wrong? br 'No!' say Thy mountains; 'No!' Thy skies; br 'Man's clouded sun shall brightly rise, br And songs be heard instead of sighs.