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God of the Ages, Whose Almighty Hand

Author: Daniel C. Roberts Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 419 hymnals Topics: Times and Seasons National Songs; God's World Times and Seasons: National Songs; God: Love; Nation; Peace on Earth; Praise; Processional Hymns Lyrics: 1 God of the ages, whose almighty hand leads forth in beauty all the starry band of shining worlds in splendor through the skies, our grateful songs before thy throne arise. 2 Thy love divine hath led us in the past, in this free land with thee our lot is cast; be thou our ruler, guardian, guide, and stay, thy Word our law, thy paths our chosen way. 3 From war's alarms, from deadly pestilence, be thy strong arm our ever sure defense; thy true religion in our hearts increase, thy bounteous goodness nourish us in peace. 4 Refresh thy people on our toilsome way, lead us from night to never-ending day; fill all our lives with love and grace divine, and glory, laud, and praise be ever thine. Used With Tune: NATIONAL HYMN

Faith of Our Fathers

Author: Frederick William Faber Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 830 hymnals Topics: National Hymns First Line: Faith of our fathers, living still

We Gather Together

Author: Anonymous; Theodore Baker Meter: 12.11.12.11 Appears in 200 hymnals Topics: National Hymns First Line: We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing (Baker) Text Sources: Netherlands Folk Song; Adrianus Valerius' Nederlandtsch Gedenckclanck, 1626

America the Beautiful

Author: Katharine Lee Bates Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 506 hymnals Topics: National Hymns First Line: O beautiful for spacious skies Lyrics: 1 O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain; for purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee, and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea. 2 O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife, who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine, till all success be nobleness, and every gain divine. 3 O beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years thine alabaster cities gleam, undimmed by human tears! America! America! God mend thine every flaw, confirm thy soul in self-control, thy liberty in law. United Methodist Hymnal, 1989

Lord, while for all mankind we pray

Author: J. R. Wreford Appears in 319 hymnals Topics: National Hymns Used With Tune: EMMANUEL

O beautiful, our country!

Author: F. L. Hosmer Appears in 72 hymnals Topics: National Hymns Used With Tune: EWING

My country 'tis of thee

Author: Samuel F. Smith Appears in 1,945 hymnals Topics: National Hymn Lyrics: 1 My country 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim's pride, From every mountain side Let freedom ring. 2 My native country, thee-- Land of the noble, free-- Thy name I love. I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills; My heart with rapture thrills Like that above. 3 Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song: Let mortal tongues awake; Let all that breathe partake; Let rocks their silence break-- The sound prolong. 4 Our fathers' God, to Thee, Author of liberty, To Thee we sing; Long may our land be bright With freedom's holy light; Protect us by Thy might, Great God, our King. Amen. Used With Tune: AMERICA

For All the Saints

Author: William W. How Appears in 570 hymnals Topics: National Hymns Lyrics: 1 For all the saints who from their labors rest, Who Thee by faith before the world confessed, Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest: Alleluia! Alleluia! 2 Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might, Thou, Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight; Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true light: Alleluia! Alleluia! 3 O may Thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold, Fight as the saints who nobly fought of old, And win with them the victor's crown of gold: Alleluia! Alleluia! 4 O blest communion, fellowship divine! We feebly struggle, they in glory shine; Yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine; Alleluia! Alleluia! 5 But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day; The saints triumphant rise in bright array; The King of glory passes on His way: Alleluia! Alleluia! 6 From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast, Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host, Singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost: Alleluia! Alleluia! Used With Tune: [For all the saints]

Once to Every Man and Nation

Author: James Russell Lowell Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 193 hymnals Topics: National Hymns Text Sources: Excerpted from The Present Crisis

Rejoice today with one accord

Author: Sir H. W. Baker Appears in 60 hymnals Topics: National Hymns Used With Tune: EIN' FESTE BURG

Battle Hymn of the Republic

Author: Julia Ward Howe Meter: 15.15.15.6 with refrain Appears in 553 hymnals Topics: National Hymns First Line: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord Refrain First Line: Glory, glory, hallelujah

O God of Love, O King of Peace

Author: Henry William Baker (1821-1877) Appears in 243 hymnals Topics: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Seasons, Days, Services Intercession for National and World Peace Scripture: Psalm 122:6-7 Used With Tune: HESPERUS

The Star-Spangled Banner

Author: Francis Scott Key Appears in 444 hymnals Topics: National Hymns First Line: O say, can you see Lyrics: 1 O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that star-spangled Banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? 2 O thus be it ever, when free men shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation! Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserved us a nation! Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just; And this be our motto: "In God is our trust!" And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! Used With Tune: [O say, can you see]

God, the All-terrible! King, who ordainest

Author: H. F. Chorley Meter: 11.10.11.9 Appears in 203 hymnals Topics: Special Occasions National Hymns Used With Tune: RUSSIAN HYMN

God save our gracious Queen

Author: Unknown Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 219 hymnals Topics: Special Occasions National Hymns Used With Tune: GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

Our native land

Author: John S. Dwight Meter: 6.4 Appears in 666 hymnals Topics: National Hymn First Line: God bless our native land!

To Thee our God we fly

Author: W. W. How Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 91 hymnals Topics: Special Occasions National Hymns Used With Tune: ST. JOHN

Lord, let Thy goodness lead our land

Author: Philip Doddridge Appears in 43 hymnals Topics: National Hymn Lyrics: 1 Lord, let Thy goodness lead our land, Still saved by Thine almighty hand, The tribute of its love to bring To Thee, our Saviour, and our King. 2 Let every sacred temple raise Triumphant songs of holy praise; Let every peaceful, private home A temple, Lord, to Thee become. 3 Still be it our supreme delight to walk as in Thy glorious sight; Still in Thy precepts and Thy fear, Till life's last hour, to persevere. Amen. Used With Tune: TRURO

The Son of God Goes Forth to War

Author: Reginald Heber Appears in 837 hymnals Topics: National Hymns Lyrics: 1 The Son of God goes forth to war, A kingly crown to gain; His blood-red banner streams afar: Who follows in His train? Who best can drink his cup of woe, Triumphant over pain, Who patient bears His cross below, He follows in His train. 2 The martyr first, whose eagle eye Could pierce beyond the grave, Who saw his Master in the sky, And called on Him to save. Like Him, with pardon on his tongue In midst of mortal pain, He prayed for them that did the wrong: Who follows in His train? 3 A glorious band, the chosen few On whom the Spirit came, Twelve valiant saints, their hope they knew, And mocked the cross and flame: They met the tyrant's brandished steel, The lion's gory mane; They bowed their necks the death to feel: Who follows in their turn? 4 A noble army, men and boys, The matron and the maid, Around the Saviour's throne rejoice, In robes of light arrayed. They climbed the steep ascent of heav'n Through peril, toil, and pain; O God, to us may grace be giv'n To follow in their train! Amen. Used With Tune: [The Son of God goes forth to war]

From ocean unto ocean

Author: Robert Murray Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 79 hymnals Topics: Special Occasions National Hymns Used With Tune: MORNING LIGHT

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