O Lord, Our Fathers Oft Have Told

O Lord

our fa­thers oft have told

In our at­tent­ive ears

Thy won­ders in their days per­formed

And in more an­cient years.

’Twas not their cour­age

or their sword

To them sal­va­tion gave;

’Twas not their num­ber or their strength

That did their coun­try save.

But Thy right hand

Thy pow­er­ful arm

Whose suc­cor they im­plored—

Thy pro­vi­dence pro­tect­ed them

Who Thy great name ad­ored.

As Thee their God our fa­thers owned

So Thou art still our king;

O there­fore as Thou didst to them

To us de­liv­er­ance bring.

To Thee the glo­ry we as­cribe

From whom sal­va­tion came;

In God

our shield

we will re­joice

And ev­er bless Thy name.