The Hymnal ‎#462

462. O God, beneath Thy guiding hand

1 O God, beneath Thy guiding hand
Our exiled fathers crossed the sea;
And when they trod the wintry strand,
With prayer and psalm they worshiped Thee.

2 Thou heardest, 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O God, beneath Thy guiding hand
• Author: Rev. Leonard Bacon (1833)
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: Special Seasons and Services: Thanksgiving and Harvest; Harvest and Thanksgiving; Thanksgiving

Tune Information

• Name: DUKE STREET
• Composer: John Hatton, d. 1793
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E♭ Major