1. Lord, while for all mankind we pray, Of every clime and coast, Oh, hear us for our native land, The land we love the most.
2. Oh, guard our shores from every foe, With peace our borders bless, With prosp'rous times our cities crown, Our fields with plenteousness.
3. Unite us in the sacred love Of knowledge, truth and Thee; And let our hills and valleys shout The songs of liberty.
4. Here may religion, pure and mild, Smile on our Sabbath hours; And piety and virtue bless The home of us and ours.
5. Lord of the nations, Thus to Thee Our country we commend; Be Thou her Refuge and her Trust, Her everlasting Friend.
Words: John Reynell Wreford, 1837.
Music: 'Nox Praecessit' John Baptiste Calkin, 1873.
Setting: "Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book", 1931.
copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2026 Revision.
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