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O Beautiful for Spacious Skies
Author: Katharine Lee Bates Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 520 hymnals Topics: National Songs Lyrics: 1 O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with *brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
2 O beautiful for pilgrim feet,
Whose stern, impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!
3 O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved,
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain divine.
4 O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam,
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee
And crown thy good with *brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
*Or "servanthood."
Used With Tune: MATERNA
O Beautiful for Spacious Skies
Father in heaven, who lovest all
Author: Rudyard Kipling Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 84 hymnals Topics: National Days Used With Tune: LLEDROD
Father in heaven, who lovest all
For the Fruit of All Creation
Author: Fred Pratt Green Meter: 8.4.8.4.8.8.8.4 Appears in 73 hymnals Topics: Nation Lyrics: 1 For the fruit of all creation,
thanks be to God.
For these gifts to every nation,
thanks be to God.
For the ploughing, sowing, reaping,
silent growth while we are sleeping,
future needs in earth's safe-keeping,
thanks be to God.
2 In the just reward of labour,
God's will is done.
In the help we give our neighbour,
God's will is done.
In our worldwide task of caring
for the hungry and despairing,
in the harvests we are sharing,
God's will is done.
3 For the harvests of the Spirit,
thanks be to God.
For the good we all inherit,
thanks be to God.
For the wonders that astound us,
for the truths that still confound us,
most of all that love has found us,
thanks be to God. Used With Tune: AR HYD Y NOS
For the Fruit of All Creation
From ocean unto ocean
Author: Robert Murray, 1832-1909 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 78 hymnals Topics: National Occasions Lyrics: 1 From ocean unto ocean
our land shall name you, Lord
and, filled with true devotion,
obey your sovereign word;
our prairies and our mountains,
forest and fertile field,
our rivers, lakes and fountains
to you shall tribute yield.
2 O Christ, we pray before you:
come in your power to dwell.
Now humbly we implore you:
make this land whole and well,
and may we know, Lord Jesus,
the touch of your dear hand,
and, healed of our diseases,
the tempter's power withstand.
3 Our Savior King, defend us,
and guide where we should go;
forth with your message send us,
your love and light to show;
till, fired with true devotion
and kindled by your word,
from ocean unto ocean
our land shall name you Lord. Scripture: Psalm 72:8 Used With Tune: ELLACOMBE
From ocean unto ocean
Far Too Long, by Fear Divided
Author: John Andrew Storey, 1935- Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Nations; United Nations Sunday Used With Tune: LOBT DEN HERRN, DIE MORGENSONNE
Far Too Long, by Fear Divided
All Ye Who on This Earth do Dwell
Author: Paul Gerhardt; Alfred Ramsey, d. 1926 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Times and Seasons The Nation Lyrics: 1 All ye who on this earth do dwell,
Give thanks and glorify
The Lord whose praises ever swell
In seraph songs on high.
2 Lift up your hearts in praise to God,
Himself best Gift of all,
Who works His wonders all abroad,
Upholding great and small.
3 Since first our life began to be,
He has preserved our frame;
And when man's strength was vanity,
He as our Helper came.
4 Though often we His patience try
And well deserve His frown,
In grace He lays His anger by
And pours new blessings down.
5 'Tis He revives our fainting soul,
Gives joyful hearts to men;
And when great waves of trouble roll,
He drives them back again.
6 May He adorn with precious peace
Our own, our native, land
And crown with joys that never cease
The labors of our hand!
7 Long as we tarry here below
Our saving Health is He;
And when from earth to heaven we go,
May He our Prtion be!
Amen.
Scripture: Sirach 50:22-24 Used With Tune: NUN DANKET ALL'
All Ye Who on This Earth do Dwell
Lord of Our Life and God of Our Salvation
Author: Philip Pusey, 1799-1855; Matthäus A. von Löwenstern, 1594-1648 Meter: 11.11.11.5 Appears in 222 hymnals Topics: The Nation Peace Lyrics: 1 Lord of our life and God of our salvation,
Star of our night and Hope of every nation,
Hear and receive thy Church's supplication,
Lord God Almighty.
2 See round thine ark the hungry billows curling;
See how thy foes their banners are unfurling;
Lord, while their darts envenomed they are hurling,
Thou canst preserve us.
3 Lord, thou canst help when earthly armor faileth,
Lord, thou canst save when deadly sin assaileth;
Christ, o'er thy Church nor death nor hell prevaileth;
Grant us thy peace, Lord.
4 Peace in our hearts, our evil thoughts assuaging;
Peace in thy Church, where brothers are engaging;
Peace, when the world its busy war is waging:
Calm thy foes' raging.
5 Grant us thy help till backward they are driven,
Grant them thy truth that they may be forgiven;
Grant peace on earth, and after we have striven,
Peace in thy heaven. Amen.
Amen. Used With Tune: ISTE CONFESSOR
Lord of Our Life and God of Our Salvation
For the darkness shall turn to dawning
Author: Colin Sterne, 1862- Appears in 315 hymnals Topics: Nations Submitting to God First Line: We've a story to tell to the nations Lyrics: 1 We've a story to tell to the nations,
That shall turn their hearts to the right;
A story of truth and sweetness,
A story of peace and light,
Refrain:
For the darkness shall turn to dawning,
And the dawning to noonday bright;
And Christ's great kingdom shall come on earth,
The kingdom of love and light.
2 We've a song to be sung to the nations,
That shall lift their hearts to the Lord,
A song that shall conquer evil,
And shatter the spear and sword. [Refrain]
3 We've a message to give to the nations,
That the Lord who reigneth above
Hath sent us His Son to save us,
And show us that God is love. [Refrain]
4 We've a Saviour to show to the nations,
Who the path of sorrow has trod,
That all of the world's great peoples
Might come to the truth of God. [Refrain]
Amen.
Used With Tune: MESSAGE
For the darkness shall turn to dawning
From Greenland's Icy Mountains
Author: Bishop Reginald Heber Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 1,690 hymnals Topics: Nations Lyrics: 1 From Greenland's icy mountains,
From India's coral strand,
Where Afric's sunny fountains
Roll down their golden sand,
From many an ancient river,
From many a palmy plain,
Christ calls us to deliver
His lands from error's chain.
2 What though the spicy breezes
Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle,
Though every prospect pleases,
And only man is vile?
In vain with lavish kindness
The gifts of God are strown;
The heathen in his blindness
Bows down to wood and stone.
3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted
With wisdom from on high,
Shall we to men benighted
The lamp of life deny?
Salvation! O salvation!
The joyful sound proclaim,
Till earth's remotest nation
Has learned Messiah's Name.
4 Waft, waft, ye winds, His story,
And you, ye waters, roll,
Till, like a sea of glory,
It spreads from pole to pole;
Till o'er our ransomed nature
The Lamb for sinners slain,
Redeemer, King, Creator,
In bliss returns to reign. Used With Tune: MISSIONARY HYMN
From Greenland's Icy Mountains
Mighty God, to thy dear Name be given
Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Church Life and Work City, Nation, World Lyrics: 1 Mighty God, to thy dear Name be given
Highest praise o'er all the earth and heaven.
All souls distressed,
All men oppressed,
Their voices raising,
Unite in praising Thy glory.
2 God is God, though all the earth lay wasted;
God is God, though all men death had tasted.
While nations stumble,
In darkness fumble,
By stars surrounded,
Countless aboundeth God's harvest.
3 Highest hills and deepest vales shall vanish,
Earth and heaven both alike be banished.
As in the dawning
Of every morning
The sun appeareth,
So glorious neareth
God's kingdom. Used With Tune: DEUS FORTIS
Mighty God, to thy dear Name be given
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