The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1512

1512. From Foes That Would the Land Devour

1. From foes that would the land devour,
From guilty pride and lust of power,
From wild sedition’s lawless hour,
From yoke of slavery,

2. From blinded zeal by faction led,
From giddy change by fancy bred,
From poisonous error’s serpent head
Good Lord, preserve us free!

3. Defend, O God! with guardian hand,
The laws and ruler of our land,
And grant our Church Thy grace to stand
In faith and unity!

Text Information

• First Line: From foes that would the land devour
• Title: From Foes That Would the Land Devour
• Author: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826
• Meter: 88.86
• Language: English
• Source: Published posthumously in Hymns Written and Adapted to the Weekly Church Service of the Year (London: J. Murray, 1827)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: FITZWILLIAM, traditional English melody, in The English Hymnal (London: Oxford University Press, 1906), number 448

Tune Information

• Name: ISLEWORTH
• Composer: Samuel Howard (1765)
• Meter: 88.86
• Incipit: 51562 12345 17655
• Key: d minor
• Copyright: Public Domain