The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7397

7397. While o'er Our Guilty Land, O Lord

1. While o’er our guilty land, O Lord,
We view the terrors of Thy sword,
O whither shall the helpless fly?
To whom but Thee direct their cry?

2. On Thee, our guardian God, we call;
Before Thy throne of grace we fall;
And is there no deliverance there?
And must we perish in despair?

3. See, we repent, we weep, we mourn;
To our forsaken God we turn;
O spare our guilty country, spare
The Church which Thou hast planted there.

4. We plead Thy grace, indulgent God,
We plead Thy Son’s atoning blood,
We plead Thy gracious promises;
And are they unavailing pleas?

5. These pleas, presented at Thy throne,
Have brought ten thousand blessings down
On guilty lands in helpless woe;
Let them prevail and help us, too.

Text Information

• First Line: While o'er our guilty land, O Lord
• Title: While o'er Our Guilty Land, O Lord
• Author: Samuel Davies, 1723-1761
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: FEDERAL STREET
• Composer: Henry Kemble Oliver (1832)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 33343 55434 44334
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Public Domain