To Thee, Our God, We Fly Lyrics William Walsham How, 1871
5 verses, meter 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8 (H. M.), public domain, free to print and project.
The words
Verse 1. To Thee, our God, we fly
For mercy and for grace;
Oh, hear our lowly cry
And hide not Thou Thy face!
O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand
And guard and bless our Fatherland.
Verse 2. Arise, O Lord of hosts,
Be jealous for Thy name,
And drive from out our coasts
The sins that put to shame.
O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand
And guard and bless our Fatherland.
Verse 3. Thy best gifts from on high
In rich abundance pour
That we may magnify
And praise Thee more and more.
O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand
And guard and bless our Fatherland.
Verse 4. The powers ordained by Thee
With heavenly wisdom bless;
May they Thy servants be
And rule in righteousness.
O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand
And guard and bless our Fatherland.
Verse 5. The Church of Thy dear Son
Inflame with love’s pure fire;
Bind her once more in one
And life and truth inspire.
O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand
And guard and bless our Fatherland.
Words copied from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book (Abridged Edition) (1927). They were published in 1871, so they are in the public domain in the United States, and your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.
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