Our Fathers’ God, to Thee We Raise

Our fa­thers’ God

to Thee we raise

In cheer­ful song

our grate­ful praise;

From shore to shore the an­thems rise;

Accept a na­tion’s sac­ri­fice.

Incline our hearts with god­ly fear

To seek Thy face

Thy Word rev­ere;

Cause Thou all wrongs

all strife to cease

And lead us in the paths of peace.

Here may the weak a wel­come find

And wealth in­crease with low­ly mind;

A re­fuge

still for all op­pressed

O be our land for­ev­er blest!

Thy wis­dom

Lord

Thy guid­ance lend

Where’er our wid­en­ing bounds ex­tend;

Inspire our wills to speed Thy plan:

The king­dom of the Son of Man!

Through all the past Thy truth we trace

Thy cease­less care

Thy sig­nal grace;

O may our child­ren’s child­ren prove

Thy sov­er­eign

ev­er­last­ing love.