2 Thou heard'st, well pleased, the song, the prayer: Thy blessing came; and still its power Shall onward, through all ages, bear The memory of that holy hour. 3 Laws, freedom, truth, and faith in God Came with those exiles o'er the waves; And where their pilgrim feet have trod, The God they trusted guards their graves. 4 And here Thy name, O God of love, Their children's children shall adore, Till these eternal hills remove, And spring adorns the earth no more. 750 TO THEE Our God we fly L. Bacon. 6,6,6,6,8,8. And hide not Thou Thy face. O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand, And guard and bless our Fatherland. 2 Arise, O Lord of hosts, Be jealous for Thy name, O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand, 3 Thy best gifts from on high That we may magnify And praise Thee more and more: O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand, And guard and bless our Fatherland. 4 The powers ordained by Thee And rule in righteousness: O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand, 5 The Church of Thy dear Son O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand, 6 The pastors of Thy fold With grace and power endue, O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand, 7 Give peace, Lord, in our time; Nor lawless deed of crime O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand, 751 W. W. How. 6,6,4,6,6,6,4. GOD bless our native land! Thro' storm and night! When the wild tempests rave, 752 2 For her our prayer shall rise Thou who art ever nigh, God save the State! C. T. Brooks. J. S. Dwight. 11,10,11,9. GOD the all-merciful! earth hath forsaken Thy ways of blessedness, slighted Thy word; Bid not Thy wrath in its terrors awaken ; Give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 2 God the all-righteous One! man hath defied Thee; Yet to eternity standeth Thy word, Falsehood and wrong shall not tarry beside Thee; Give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 3 God the all-wise! by the fire of Thy chast'ning, Earth shall to freedom and truth be restored; Through the thick darkness Thy kingdom is hastening; Thou wilt give peace in Thy time, O 4 So will Thy people, with thankful devotion, Praise Him Who saved them from peril and sword, Shouting in chorus from ocean to ocean, Peace to the nations, and praise to the Lord. H. F. Chorley. J. Ellerton. 753 6,6,4,6,6,6,4. My country! 't is of thee, Land where my fathers died, 2 My native country, thee, I love thy rocks and rills, 3 Let music swell the breeze, 4 Our fathers' God, to Thee, To Thee we sing : Long may our land be bright 754 S. F. Smith. C. M. GREAT King of nations, hear our prayer, While at Thy feet we fall, And humbly with united cry The guilt is ours, but grace is Thine, But hear us from Thy lofty throne, 2 Our fathers' sins were manifold, To Thee we looked, to Thee we cried, 3 With one consent we meekly bow 755 J. H. Gurney. 10s. GOD of our fathers, whose almighty hand Leads forth in beauty all the starry band Of shining worlds in splendor thro' the skies, Our grateful songs before Thy throne arise. 2 Thy love divine hath led us in the past, In this free land by Thee our lot is cast; Be Thou our ruler, guardian, guide and stay, Thy word our law, Thy paths our chosen way. |