O Lord, Our Nation's Help And Friend

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O Lord, our nation’s help and friend

Author: Benjamin Beddome
Tune: DEPAUW
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 O Lord, our nation’s help and friend,
Thy Churchʼs shield until the end;
Protect us with Thy mighty hand,
Guard our belovèd native land.

2 From Thy high throne above the skies,
Behold what wicked men devise;
Avert, we pray, the threatened storm,
And foil the monstrous schemes they form.

3 Let thunders roar, impress with fear:
May they Thine awful power revere;
And learn from Thine uplifted rod,
Our country still is dear to God.

4 O Thou, whose rule and sovereign sway
All things in Heav’n and earth obey,
Abase the proud, exalt the poor,
Let sinners tremble, saints adore.

5 For Jesusʼ sake, that mighty name,
Clothe all our enemies with shame;
Our thankful voices then shall raise
Loud songs to our deliverer’s praise.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #15758

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Author: Benjamin Beddome

Benjamin Beddome was born at Henley-in Arden, Warwickshire, January 23, 1717. His father was a Baptist minister. He studied at various places, and began preaching in 1740. He was pastor of a Baptist society at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, until his death in 1795. In 1770, he received the degree of M.A. from the Baptist College in Providence, Rhode Island. He published several discourses and hymns. "His hymns, to the number of 830, were published in 1818, with a recommendation from Robert Hall." Montgomery speaks of him as a "writer worthy of honour both for the quantity and the quality of his hymns." --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872.… Go to person page >

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First Line:	O Lord, our nation’s help and friend
Title:	O Lord, Our Nation's Help And Friend
Author:	Benjamin Beddome
Meter:	8.8.8.8
Source:	Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain