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Text:Lord, While for All Mankind We Pray
Author:John Wreford
Tune:DALEHURST
Composer:Arthur Cottman
Media:MIDI file

4094. Lord, While for All Mankind We Pray

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.

Text Information
First Line: Lord, while for all mankind we pray
Title: Lord, While for All Mankind We Pray
Author: John Wreford (1837)
Meter: CM
Language: English
Source: Lays of Loyalty, 1837
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: This hymn was written in honor of the accession of Britain's Queen Victoria to the throne. Alternate tune: HARLECH, traditional Welsh melody
Tune Information
Name: DALEHURST
Composer: Arthur Cottman (1874)
Meter: CM
Incipit: 32143 32112 34442
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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