The Church Hymnal ‎#206

206. Lord God of hosts, Whose mighty hand

1 Lord God of hosts, Whose mighty hand
Dominion holds on sea and land,
In peace and war Thy will we see
Shaping the larger liberty;
Nations may rise and nations fall,
Thy changeless purpose rules them all.

2 For those who weak and broken lie
In weariness and agony,
Great Healer, to their beds of pain
Come, touch and make them whole again.
O hear a people's prayers, and bless
Thy servants in their hour of stress!

3 For those to whom the call shall come,
We pray Thy tender welcome home;
The toil, the bitterness, all past,
We trust them to Thy love at last.
O hear a people's prayers for all!
Who, nobly striving, nobly fall!

4 For those who minister and heal,
And spend themselves, their skill, their zeal;
Renew their hearts with Christ-like faith,
And guard them from disease and death:
And in thine own good time, Lord, send
Thy peace on earth till time shall end.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord God of hosts, Whose mighty hand
• Author: J. Oxenham
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1920
• Topic: Holy Days: National Days
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: FABER
• Composer: G. Herbert
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.