CHRISTIAN LIFE >> LOVE OF COUNTRY
SDAH 649
Lord, while for all mankind we pray
Of every clime and coast,
O hear us for our native land,
The land we love the most!
Text
1
Lord, while for all mankind we pray
Of every clime and coast,
O hear us for our native land,
The land we love the most!
2
O guard our shores from every foe,
With peace our borders bless;
With prosperous times our cities crown,
Our fields with plenteousness!
3
Unite us in the sacred love
Of knowledge, truth, and Thee;
And let our hills and valleys shout
The songs of liberty.
4
Lord of the nations, thus to Thee
Our country we commend;
Be Thou her Refuge and her trust,
Her everlasting friend.
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(a) Ps 85:1 (c) Ps 65:12, 13
Author
John R. Wreford (1800-1881)
Year Published
1837
Hymn Tune
DUNFERMLINE
Metrical Number
C.M.
Tune Source
Scottish Psalter, 1615
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