Chautauqua Hymn

By Thy fa­vor

Lord

we ga­ther

In our cir­cle here ton­ight;

Guide our minds

O gra­cious Fa­ther

Give them more than hu­man sight;

Lead us ev­er

In our stu­dies

to­ward the light.

See we in the realm of sto­ry

Nations flour­ish and de­cline?

In their fall

as in their glo­ry

May we see the Hand di­vine;

Lamp of wis­dom

Shine on ev­ery page and line.

As we search the field of learn­ing

Let us sift as we pur­sue;

By the high­er light dis­cern­ing

What is false and what is true;

Choosing ra­ther

Older truth than er­rors new.