Author: Leonard Bacon Hymnal: The Hymnbook #523 (1955) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Scripture: Nehemiah 9:19-20 Lyrics: 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. Topics: Heritage; Nation, The; Thanksgiving Tune Title: DUKE STREET
O God, Beneath Thy Guiding Hand