Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#649

649. Lord, While for All Mankind

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
• Author: John R. Wreford (1800-1881) (1837)
• Meter: C.M.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Christan Life: Love of Country

Tune Information

• Name: DUNFERMLINE
• Meter: C.M.
• Incipit: 11234 55336 55455
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Scottish Psalter, 1615