The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1915

1915. God of Our Fathers, the Strength of Our People

1. God of our fathers, the strength of our people and nation,
Gladly we come to Thy presence with true adoration,
Seeking Thy face, trusting Thy love and Thy grace,
Thou art our health and salvation.

2. God of all mercy, for pardon and peace we implore Thee,
Humbly confessing our faults and our failures before Thee.
Children of men, falling and rising again,
Still give us grace to adore Thee.

3. God of the poor and the weak, to our prayer now attending,
Teach us to follow the Master of all men in blending
Worship with deed, praises with service to need,
All men in His name befriending.

4. God of all peoples, let justice and peace like a river
Flow through the world until all, in one common endeavor,
Build among men brotherhood’s kingdom, and then
Thine be the glory forever.

Text Information

• First Line: God of our fathers, the strength of our people and nation
• Title: God of Our Fathers, the Strength of Our People
• Author: Winfred Garrison, 1874-1969
• Meter: 14.14.4.7.8
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: LOBE DEN HERREN
• Harmonizer: William S. Bennett (1864)
• Meter: 14.14.4.7.8
• Incipit: 11532 17656 71215
• Key: G Major
• Source: Ander Theil des Erneuerten Gesangbuch, second edition (Bremen, Germany: 1665)
• Copyright: Public Domain