The kingdom is upon you
"The Kingdom is upon you". Robert Willis (1947- ).
Based on Matthew 12: 28 (Luke 11: 20), and entitled ‘The Kingdom of God’, this sturdy three-verse hymn appeared in MHfT (1980) and thus in A&MNS, set to WOLVERCOTE by W.H. Ferguson*. It is found in New English Praise (1986), in A&MCP and A&MRW. It was included by Geoff Weaver* in Lambeth Praise (1998). It uses contemporary language in a forceful yet elegant way:
‘The Kingdom is upon you!’ the voice of Jesus cries,fulfilling with its message the wisdom of the wise;it lightens with fresh insight the striving human mind,creating new dimensions of faith for all to...
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Chicago style (see The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Ed.)
. "The kingdom is upon you."
The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. Canterbury Press, accessed January 22, 2026,
http://www.hymnology.co.uk/t/the-kingdom-is-upon-you.