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Here us for our motherland

Author: Frederick A. Jackson, 1867- Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: The Church and the Kingdom of God National Life; Freedom National; Nations Submitting to God; National Righteousness; Righteousness National First Line: Where the flag of Britain flies Lyrics: 1 Where the flag of Britain flies, In the lands across the seas, Under dark or smiling skies, In the arm or wintry breeze, Lord of hosts, Thy sovereign hand Over all our comrades be; Hear us for our motherland And the lands across the sea. 2 Far and wide Thy word be known, On Thy love, Lord, let us wait; Let the empire be Thine own, By Thy gentleness made great. By Thy will alone we stand, We are strong alone in Thee; Hear us for our motherland And the lands across the sea. 3 Through the empire spread Thy light, Over all shed Thou Thy calm; Arm us for our heavenly fight, By the oak, the pine, the palm; One world-wide confederate band, May we all be one in Thee! Hear us for our motherland And the lands across the sea. Used With Tune: SHAROW GRANGE

O Lord of Hosts, Who didst upraise

Author: A. C. Benson, 1862- Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: National War; National War; Peace Among Nations Lyrics: 1 O Lord of Hosts, Who didst upraise Strong captains to defend the right, In darker years and sterner days, And armedst Israel for the fight: Thou madest Joshua true and strong, And David framed the battle-song. 2 And must we battle yet? Must we, Who bear the tender name Divine, Still barter life for victory Still glory in the crimson sign? The Crucified between us stands, And lifts on high His wounded hands. 3 Lord, we are weak and wilful yet, The fault is in our clouded eyes; But Thou, through anguish and regret, Dost make Thy faithless children wise; Through wrong, through hate, Thou dost approve The far-off victories of love. 4 And so from out the heart of strife, Diviner echoes peal and thrill; The scorned delights, the lavished life, The pain that serves a nation's will; Thy comfort stills the mourner's cries, And love is crowned by sacrifice. 5 As rains that weep the clouds away, As winds that leave a calm in heaven, So let the slayer cease to slay; The passion healed, the wrath forgiven, Draw nearer, bid the tumult cease, Redeemer, Saviour, Prince of Peace! Used With Tune: BENSON

Zion's Glory and Safety

Appears in 12 hymnals Topics: Nations Dependence on God; Nations Rebuked in Wrath First Line: God is know among His people Lyrics: 1 God is known among His people; Ev'ry mouth His praises fill From of old he has established His abode on Zion's hill. There He broke the sword and arrow, Bade the noise of war be still. 2 Excellent and glorious art Thou, With Thy trophies from the fray; Thou hast slain the the valiant-hearted Wrapt in sleep of death are they; When Thy anger once is risen, Who can stand in that dread day? 3 When from heav'n Thy sentence sounded, All the earth in fear was still, While to save the meek and lowly God in judgement wrought His will; E'en the wrath of man shall praise Thee, Thy design it shall fulfill. 4 Vow and pay ye to Jehovah, Him your God forever own; All men, bring your gifts before him; Worship Him and Him alone; Mighty kings obey and fear Him, Princes bow before His throne. Scripture: Psalm 76 Used With Tune: TEMPLE BORO

Zion, on the Holy Hills

Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Nations Lyrics: 1 Zion, on the holy hills, God, thy Maker, loves thee well; All thy courts His presence fills, He delights in thee to dwell. Wondrous shall thy glory be, City blest of God, the Lord; Nations shall be born in thee, Unto life from death restored. 2 When the Lord the names shall write Of thy sons, a countless throng, God Most High will thee requite, He Himself will make thee strong. Then in song and joyful mirth Shall thy ransomed sons agree, Singing forth throughout the earth: "All my fountains are in thee." Scripture: Psalm 87 Used With Tune: GUERNSEY

Responsibility of Civil Officers

Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Nations Dependence on God; Nations Present Attitude of First Line: Where'er His creatures gather Lyrics: 1 Where'er His creatures gather The unseen God is near; Let rulers fear their Ruler, Their Judge let judges fear. How long, ye earthly judges, Will ye pervert the right? How long shall wicked persons Have favor in your sight? 2 Do justice for the helpless, The orphan's cause maintain; Defend the poor and needy, Oppressed and wronged for gain. When rulers walk in darkness, When judges truth forsake, The cornerstones are crumbled, The firm foundations shake. 3 The Most High God has called you And set you up on high, But ye to Him must answer, For ye like men must die. Arise, O God Eternal, Thou Judge of all the earth, Thro' all Thy ransomed nations Send now Thy justice forth. Scripture: Psalm 82 Used With Tune: ALGIERS

Delivering Goodness acknowledged

Author: Dr. Doddridge Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: National deliverances celebrated; National prayer and praise First Line: Praise to the Lord, whose mighty hand Lyrics: 1 Praise to the Lord, whose mighty hand, So oft reveal'd hath sav'd our land; And, when united nations rose, Hath sham'd and scourg'd our haughtiest. 2 When mighty navies from afar To Britain's wafted floating war, His breath dispers'd them all with ease, And sunk their terrors in the seas. 3 While for our princes they prepare In caverns deep a burning snare; He shot from heaven a piercing ray, And the dark treachery brought to days. 4 Princes and priests again combine New chains to forge, new snares to twine; Again our gracious God appears, And breaks their chains, and cuts their snares. 5 Obedient winds at his command Convey his hero to our land; The sons of Rome with terror view, And speed their flight when non pursue. 6 Such great deliverance God hath wrought, And down to us salvation brought; And still the care of guardian-heaven Secures the bliss itself hath given. 7 In thee we trust, almighty Lord, Continu'd rescue to afford: Still be thy powerful arm made bare, For all thy servants' hopes are there. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:10

O Canada! Our Fathers' Land of Old

Author: The Honorable Judge Routhier Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: National - Civic First Line: O Canada! our fathers' land of old Used With Tune: [O Canada! Our fathers' land of old]

For the 5th of November

Author: Steele Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: National deliverances celebrated; National prayer and praise First Line: To thee, almighty God, we bring Lyrics: 1 To thee, almighty God, we bring The humble tribute of our songs; O teach our thankful hearts to sing, Or praise will languish on their tongues. 2 While Britain (favor'd of the skies) Recalls the wonders God hath wrought; Let grateful joy adoring rise, And warm to rapture every thought. 3 When hell and Rome combin'd their power, And doom'd these isles their certain prey; Thy hand forbade the fatal hour, Their impious plots in ruin lay. 4 Again our restless cruel foes Resum'd, avow'd their black design; Again to save us God arose, And Britain own'd the hand divine. 5 Why, gracious God, is Britain sav'd? Why bless'd with liberty and light? Nor by fell tyranny enslav'd, Nor lost in superstition's night? 6 Not for our sake, we conscious own; A wretched, vile, ungrateful race: 'Tis done to make thy glory known; To show the wonders of thy grace. 7 The wonders of thy grace complete; Reform this wretched guilty land! Let thankful love, beneath thy feet, Confess thy kind, thy guardian hand! 8 Let every age adore thy name, While nature's circling wheels shall roll! Thy mercies every tongue proclaim, And sound thy praise from pole to pole.

Thanksgiving for victory over our enemies

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 22 hymnals Topics: National prayer and praise; Thanksgiving for national Victory First Line: To thee, who reign'st supreme above Lyrics: 1 To thee, who reign'st supreme above, And reign's supreme below, Thou God of wisdom, power, and love, We our successes owe. 2 The thundering horse, the martial band, Without thine aid were vain; And victory flies at thy command To crown the bright campaign. 3 Thy mighty arm, unseen, was nigh, When we our foes assail'd; 'Tis thou hast rais'd our honors high, And o'er their hosts prevail'd. 4 Their mounds, their camps, their lofty towers Into our hands are given, Not from desert or strength of ours, But thro' the grace of heaven. 5 What tho' no columns lifted high Stand deep inscrib'd with praise, Yet sounding honors to the sky Our grateful tongues shall raise. 6 To our young race will we proclaim The mercies God has shown; That they may learn to bless his name, And choose him for their own. 7 Thus while we sleep in silent dust, When threatening dangers come, Their father's God shall be their trust, Their refuge and their home.

Gather us in, thou Love that fillest all!

Author: George Matheson (1842-1906) Meter: 10.10.10.10.4 Appears in 41 hymnals Topics: The Holy Spirit The Church Celebrates - National Life Lyrics: 1 Gather us in, thou Love that fillest all! Gather our rival faiths within thy fold! Rend all our temple veils and bid them fall, that we may know that thou hast been of old; gather us in. 2 Gather us in: we worship only thee; in varied names we stretch a common hand; in diverse forms a common soul we see; in many ships we seek one spirit-land; gather us in. 3 Each sees one colour of thy rainbow light; each looks upon one tint and calls it heaven; thou art the fullness of our partial sight; we are not perfect till we find the seven; gather us in. 4 Some seek a Father in the heavens above, some ask a human image to adore, some crave a spirit vast as life and love; within thy mansions we have all and more; gather us in. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:12 Used With Tune: GATHER US IN