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%OHSCRIP Rom 13:1-7, Ps 144:15, 1Tim 2:1-4
%OHTOPICS {God, Care of}, {God, Providence of}, {Harvest [2]}, {Knowledge [3]}, {Peace [2]}, {Sabbath [4]}, {Security}, {Truth [3]}
%OHCATEGORY NATIONAL PRAYER
%OHMETRICAL 8 6 8 6
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%OHCOMPOSER Calkin, John Baptiste (1827-1905)
%OHARRANGER unknown
%OHAUTHOR Wreford, John Reynell (1800-1891)
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T: Lord While For All Mankind We Pray
C: Words: John Reynell Wreford, 1837.
C: Music: 'Nox Praecessit' John Baptiste Calkin, 1873. Setting: "Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book", 1931.
C: copyright: public domain.  This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2026 Revision.
S: Music and Lyrics source: "Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book", 1931 Hymn 302
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w: 1.~Lord, while for all man- kind we pray, Of e- very clime and coast, 
w: 2.~Oh, guard our shores from e- very foe, With peace our bor- ders bless, 
w: 3.~U- nite us in the sac- red love Of know- ledge, truth and Thee; 
w: 4.~Here may re- li- gion, pure and mild, Smile on our Sab- bath hours; 
w: 5.~Lord of the na- tions, Thus to Thee Our coun- try we com- mend; 
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w: Oh, hear us for our na- tive land, The land we love the most. 
w: With pros- p'rous times our ci- ties crown, Our fields with plen- teous- ness. 
w: And let our hills and val- leys shout The songs of li- ber- ty. 
w: And pi- e- ty and vir- tue bless The home of us and ours. 
w: Be Thou her Re- fuge and her Trust, Her e- ver- las- ting Friend. 
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