Before the Lord we bow

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1 Before the Lord we bow,
The God who reigns above,
And rules the world below,
Boundless in power and love;
Our thanks we bring
In joy and praise,
Our hearts we raise
To heaven's high King.

2 The nation Thou hast blest
May well Thy love declare,
From foes and fears at rest,
Protected by Thy care.
For this fair land,
For this bright day,
Our thanks we pay--
Gifts of Thy hand.

3 May every mountain height,
Each vale and forest green,
Shine in Thy word's pure light,
And its rich fruits be seen!
May every tongue
Be tuned to praise,
And join to raise
A grateful song.

4 Earth! hear thy maker's voice,
The great Redeemer own,
Believe, obey, rejoice,
And worship Him alone;
Cast down thy pride,
Thy sin deplore,
And bow before
The Crucified.

5 And when in power He comes,
O may our native land,
From all its rending tombs,
Send forth a glorious band;
A countless throng
Ever to sing
To heaven's high King
Salvation's song.

Hymnal: according to the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, 1871

Author: Francis Scott Key

Frances Scott Key USA 1779-1843. Born in Frederick County, MD, and educated at St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD, a devout Episcopalian, he practiced law in Washington, DC for four decades. He was U.S. District Attorney for the District of Columbia until his death. He argued some of his cases at the Supreme Court. Key served briefly in a Georgetown militia unit. He married Mary Tayloe Lloyd in 1802, and they had eleven children: Elizabeth, Maria, Francis, John, Anna. Edward, Daniel, Philip, Ellen, Maria, and Charles. He also wrote a few hymn lyrics. During the War of 1812, which Key was against, the British invaded the U.S. and burned the White House, Capitol Building, and Library of Congress. One of Key’s friends, Dr. William B… Go to person page >

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DARWALL

Composed by John Darwall (b. Haughton, Staffordshire, England, 1731; d. Walsall, Staffordshire, England, 1789), DARWALL'S 148TH was first published as a setting for Psalm 148 in Aaron William's New Universal Psalmodist (1770) with only soprano and bass parts. The harmonization dates from the ninete…

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A Collection of Hymns #170

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A Manual of Worship #278

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A Selection of Hymns #353

American Junior Church School Hymnal #d17

Angelic Songs #d18

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Augsburg Songs No. 2 #53

Augsburg Songs, Nos. l and 2 Combined #d23

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Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #537

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Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #557

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Book of Worship #537

Carmina for Social Worship #d21

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Carmina for the Sunday School and Social Worship #277

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Christian Praise #655

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Christian Worship (1993) #618

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Christian Worship #775

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Church Book #494

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Church Book #494

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Church Hymnal #286

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Church Hymns #369

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Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #491

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Evangelical Lutheran Worship #893

Gems from Augsburg Songs for Sunday Schools and other Services #d10

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Gloria Deo #583

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Hymnal and Canticles of the Protestant Episcopal Church with Music (Gilbert & Goodrich) #307

Hymnal of the Reformed Episcopal Church, adopted in General Council, Chicago, May 1879 #d27

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Hymnal #307

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Hymnal #307

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Hymns for Church and Home #163

Hymns for Divine Worship in Churches and Sunday Schools and at Various Occasions #d7

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Hymns for the Reformed Church in the United States #463

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Hymns for the use of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, by the Authority of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania #531

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Hymns for Youth #160

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Lutheran Book of Worship #401

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Lutheran Service Book #966

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Lutheran Worship #500

Lyra Sacra Americana #d13

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Pilgrim Songs (Number Two) #252

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Pilgrim Songs #207

Praise y Adoración #91a

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School and Parish Hymnal #265

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Selections from the Psalms of David in Metre #H242

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Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #339

Sing Unto the Lord #d12

Songs of Christian Praise with Music #d42

Sunday School Hymnal #d37

The Assembly Praise Book #d11

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The Baptist Praise Book #1190

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The Book of Worship #471

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The Church and Home Hymnal #378b

The Church Hymnal with Canticles #307a

The Church Hymnal with Canticles #307b

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The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #1403

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The Cyber Hymnal #419

The Friends' Hymnal #d53

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The Hymnal and Order of Service #568

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The Hymnal and Order of Service #568

The Hymnal of the Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod. Text ed. #d47

The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d55

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The Hymnal #307

The Hymns for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Congregations #d49

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The Lutheran Hymnal #575

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The Lutheran Hymnary #520

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The Parish School Hymnal #366

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #413

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #578

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #842

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The School Hymnary #204

We Celebrate with Song #d14

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Worship in Song #696

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