The Hymnbook ‎#523

523. O God, Beneath Thy Guiding Hand

1 O God, beneath Thy guiding hand
Our exiled fathers crossed the sea;
And when they trod the wintry strand,
With prayer and psalm they worshiped Thee.

2 Thou heardest, well pleased, the song, the prayer:
Thy blessing came; and still its power
Shall onward, through all ages, bear
The memory of that holy hour.

3 Laws, freedom, truth, and faith in God
Came with those exiles o'er the waves;
And, where their pilgrim feet have trod,
The God they trusted guards their graves.

4 And here Thy name, O God of love,
Their children's children shall adore,
Till these eternal hills remove,
And spring adorns the earth no more.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O God, beneath Thy guiding hand
• Title: O God, Beneath Thy Guiding Hand
• Author: Leonard Bacon (1838)
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Genesis 12:1
  ;
  Nehemiah 9:19-20
• Topic: Heritage; Nation, The; Thanksgiving

Tune Information

• Name: DUKE STREET
• Composer: John Hatton, d. 1793
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: For lower key, see Hymn 496.