Lyricist: Daniel C. Roberts
Composer: George W. Warren
This hymn was written by Daniel C. Roberts in 1876 when he was minister of the St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Brandon, VT, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. Roberts submitted the hymn anonymously to a committee appointed to revise the Episcopal Hymnal, and it was included in the 1892 edition paired with the Russian National Anthem composed in 1833 by Alexis Feodorovich Lvov. A new tune (NATIONAL HYMN) was composed for Robert’s text by George W. Warren (1828-1902). It was to be used at the centennial celebration of the United States Constitution in 1892 and was later included in Hymnal Revised and Enlarged for the Episcopal Church (1894).
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~Lyrics~
1. God of our fathers, whose almighty hand
Leads forth in beauty all the starry band
Of shining worlds in splendor thro’ the skies,
Our grateful songs before Thy throne arise.
2. Thy love divine hath led us in the past,
In this free land by Thee our lot is cast;
Be Thou our ruler, guardian, guide, and stay,
Thy Word our law, Thy paths our chosen way.
3. From war’s alarms, from deadly pestilence,
Be Thy strong arm our ever sure defense;
Thy true religion in our hearts increase,
Thy bounteous goodness nourish us in peace.
4. Refresh Thy people on their toilsome way,
Lead us from night to never-ending day;
Fill all our lives with love and grace divine,
And glory, laud, and praise be ever Thine.
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