Hymns for the Living Church ‎#523

523. Great God of Nations

1 Great God of nations, now to Thee
Our hymn of gratitude we raise;
With humble heart and bending knee
We offer Thee our song of praise.

2 Thy Name we bless, Almighty God,
For all the kindness Thou hast shown
To this fair land the Pilgrims trod,
This land we fondly call our own.

3 Here freedom spreads her banner wide
And casts her soft and hallowed ray;
Here Thou our fathers’ steps didst guide
In safety through their dangerous way.

4 We praise Thee that the gospel’s light
Through all our land its radiance shed,
Dispel the shades of error’s night,
And heav'nly blessings round us spread.

5 Great God, preserve us in Thy fear;
In danger still our Guardian be:
O spread Thy truth’s bright precepts here;
Let all the people worship Thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Great God of nations, now to Thee
• Title: Great God of Nations
• Author: Alfred A. Woodhull (1828)
• Meter: 8 8 8 8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1974
• Scripture:
  Psalm 117:1
• Topic: Anniversaries

Tune Information

• Name: ST. PETERSBURG
• Composer: Dimitri S. Bortniansky (1825, arr.)
• Meter: 8 8 8 8
• Key: C Major