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Author: George H. Boker Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God, to Thee we humbly bow, Hand unarmed and naked brow; Musket, lance, and sheathèd sword At Thy feet we lay, O Lord! Gone is all the soldier’s boast In the valor of the host: Kneeling here, we do our most. 2 Of ourselves we nothing know: Thou and Thou alone canst show, By the favor of Thy hand, Who hast drawn the guilty brand. If our foemen have the right, Show Thy judgments in our sight, Through the fortunes of the fight! 3 If our cause be pure and just, Nerve our courage with Thy trust: Scatter, in Thy bitter wrath, All who cross the nation’s path: May the baffled traitors fly, As the vapors from the sky When Thy raging winds are high! 4 God of mercy, some must fall In Thy holy cause. Not all Hope to sing the victor’s lay, When the sword is laid away. Brief will be the prayers then said; Falling at Thy altar dead, Take the sacrifice instead! 5 Now, O God, once more we rise, Marching on beneath Thy eyes; And we draw the sacred sword In Thy name and at Thy word. May our spirits clearly see Thee, through all that is to be, In defeat or victory! Used With Tune: IN NATALI DOMINI Text Sources: Poems of the War (Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1864)

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IN NATALI DOMINI

Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 13 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Friedrich Layriz, 1808-1859 Tune Key: G Major or modal Incipit: 13217 12234 53212 Used With Text: God, To Thee We Humbly Bow

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God, To Thee We Humbly Bow

Author: George H. Boker Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #14439 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.7 Lyrics: 1 God, to Thee we humbly bow, Hand unarmed and naked brow; Musket, lance, and sheathèd sword At Thy feet we lay, O Lord! Gone is all the soldier’s boast In the valor of the host: Kneeling here, we do our most. 2 Of ourselves we nothing know: Thou and Thou alone canst show, By the favor of Thy hand, Who hast drawn the guilty brand. If our foemen have the right, Show Thy judgments in our sight, Through the fortunes of the fight! 3 If our cause be pure and just, Nerve our courage with Thy trust: Scatter, in Thy bitter wrath, All who cross the nation’s path: May the baffled traitors fly, As the vapors from the sky When Thy raging winds are high! 4 God of mercy, some must fall In Thy holy cause. Not all Hope to sing the victor’s lay, When the sword is laid away. Brief will be the prayers then said; Falling at Thy altar dead, Take the sacrifice instead! 5 Now, O God, once more we rise, Marching on beneath Thy eyes; And we draw the sacred sword In Thy name and at Thy word. May our spirits clearly see Thee, through all that is to be, In defeat or victory! Languages: English Tune Title: IN NATALI DOMINI

God, to thee we humbly bow

Author: Boker Hymnal: The Voice of Praise #765 (1873) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Lyrics: 1 God, to thee we humbly bow, Hand unarmed and naked brow; Musket, lance, and sheathed sword At thy feet we lay, O Lord! Gone is all the soldier's boast In the valor of the host: Kneeling here, we do our most. 2 Of ourselves we nothing know: Thou and thou alone canst show, By the favor of thy hand, Who hast drawn the guilty brand. If our foemen have the right, Show thy judgments in our sight, Through the fortunes of the fight. 3 Now, O God, once more we rise, Marching on beneath thy eyes; And we draw the sacred sword In thy name and at thy word. May our spirits clearly see Thee through all that is to be, In defeat or victory. Topics: The Christian Nation In War; In the Field

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Friedrich Layritz

1808 - 1859 Person Name: Friedrich Layriz, 1808-1859 Composer of "IN NATALI DOMINI" in The Cyber Hymnal Friedrich (also: Fridrich) Christoph Ludwig Eduard Layriz (also: Layritz, Lairitz, * January 30 1808 in Nemmersdorf, today part of Goldkronach, † March 18 1859 in Unterschwaningen ) was a German Lutheran pastor and Hymnologist. Friedrich Layriz came from a Franconian family, went to school in Bayreuth and studied Protestant theology at the universities of Leipzig and Erlangen. In Erlangen, he was influenced by the Erlanger theology to Christian Krafft and Georg Karl von Raumer. He was pastor from 1837 to 1842 he provided the second Parochial ministry in the St. St. John's Church in Hirschlach, then from 1842 as pin preacher in St. Georgen (Bayreuth). In 1846 he was named after a literary quarrel with the priest Elias Sittig to the future Bavarian Hymns transferred to Unterschwaningen. Layriz' importance lies in the collection and rediscovery of Lutheran chorales from the time before the Enlightenment theology, which were widely heavily revised or completely forgotten, and their original polyrhythmic melodies. In 1844 he published the programmatic core of the German hymn of Luther to Gellert with 450 hymns, the major influence on the song book design in Bavaria (1854), Germany and should have in the German-speaking Lutherans in North America. The collection and subsequently by Layriz published chorale books were certainly not historical-critical editions, but for practical use. Therefore, there are also additions and alterations by Layriz therein, such as the until now sung in Protestant churches verses 3 and 4 of "Es ist ein Ros sprung" (EC 30). In the area of liturgy Layriz worked. He conducted research on the service in the Age of Reformation and was responsible for the musical aspect of the liturgy of Wilhelm Lohe. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Layriz See also in: Wikipedia

G. H. Boker

1823 - 1890 Person Name: George H. Boker Author of "God, To Thee We Humbly Bow" in The Cyber Hymnal George Henry Boker (October 6, 1823 – January 2, 1890) was an American poet, playwright, and diplomat. See more in: Wikipedia