Lord, from Thy blessed throne

Top Text Author Text Info Tune Timeline Arrangements Page Scans Instances

Lord, from Thy blessed throne

Author: Robert Nicoll
Tune: AMERICA (Thesaurus Musicus)
Published in 26 hymnals

Piano/Organ
	For Love of Country

Instrumental
	An American Tribute - A Suite of Patriot…

Handbells
	American Tribute

Representative Text

1 Lord, from thy blessed throne,
Sorrow look down upon!
God save the poor!
Teach them true liberty,
Make them from tyrants free,
Let their homes happy be!
God save the poor!

2 The arms of wicked men
Do thou with might restrain;
God save the poor!
Raise thou their lowliness,
Succor thou their distress,
Thou whom the meanest bless;
God save the poor!

3 Give them stanch honesty,
Let their pride manly be;
God save the poor!
Help them to hold the right,
Give them both truth and might,
Lord of all life and light!
God save the poor!

Source: The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #801

All representative texts • Compare texts • Text size: Regular | Large ^ top

Author: Robert Nicoll

Nicoll, Robert, was born Jan. 7, 1814, at Auchtergaven, Perthshire. At the age of 13 he began to write verse. In 1835 he opened a circulating library in Dundee, and in the following year he became the editor of the Leeds Times. This he retained for a short time only. Broken in health through taxing his strength too much, he died in 1837, He was a successful writer, and is often referred to as "a second Burns." His Poems and Lyrics were published in 1835; 2nd ed., with numerous additions and Memoir, 1842; 3rd ed. 1852. From these Poems the following pieces are taken:— 1. An offering to the shrine of power. The Reformers. 2. I may not scorn the meanest thing. Humility. This and No. 1 date 1835. 3. Lord, from Thy blessed throne,… Go to person page >

^ top