510 | The Hymnbook#511 | 512 |
Text: | O God of Earth and Altar |
Author: | Gilbert K. Chesterton |
Tune: | LLANGLOFFAN |
1 O God of earth and altar,
Bow down and hear our cry;
Our earthly rulers falter,
Our people drift and die;
The walls of gold entomb us,
The swords of scorn divide;
Take not Thy thunder from us,
But take away our pride.
2 From all that terror teaches,
From lies of tongue and pen;
From all the easy speeches
That comfort cruel men;
From sale and profanation
Of honor and the sword;
From sleep and from damnation,
Deliver us, good Lord!
3 Tie in a living tether
The prince and priest and thrall;
Bind all our lives together,
Smite us and save us all;
In ire and exultation
Aflame with faith, and free,
Lift up a living nation,
A single sword to Thee.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | O God of earth and altar |
Title: | O God of Earth and Altar |
Author: | Gilbert K. Chesterton (1906) |
Meter: | 7. 6. 7. 6. D. |
Publication Date: | 1955 |
Scripture: | ; ; |
Topic: | Memorial Day; Nation, The; Kingdom of God on Earth, The: Nation, The |
Copyright: | Words copyright. Reprinted from The English Hymnal by permission of Oxford University Press. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | LLANGLOFFAN |
Meter: | 7. 6. 7. 6. D. |
Key: | g minor |