Text: | God of Our Fathers |
Author: | Daniel C. Roberts, 1841-1907 |
Tune: | NATIONAL HYMN |
Composer: | George W. Warren, 1828-1902 |
1 God of our fathers, whose almighty hand
Leads forth in beauty all the starry band
Of shining worlds in splendor through the skies:
Our grateful songs before your throne arise.
2 Your love divine has led us in the past;
In this free land by you our lot is cast;
Oh, be our ruler, guardian, guide, and stay;
Your Word our law, your paths our chosen way.
3 From war's alarms, from deadly pestilence
Make your strong arm our ever sure defense.
Your true religion in our hearts increase;
Your bounteous goodness nourish us in peace.
4 Refresh your people on their toilsome way;
Lead us from night to never-ending day;
Fill all our lives with heav'n-born love and grace
Until at last we meet before your face.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | God of our fathers, whose almighty hand |
Title: | God of Our Fathers |
Author: | Daniel C. Roberts, 1841-1907 (alt.) |
Meter: | 10 10 10 10 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1982 |
Topic: | Pilgrimage; The Nation |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | NATIONAL HYMN |
Composer: | George W. Warren, 1828-1902 |
Meter: | 10 10 10 10 |
Key: | E♭ Major |