The Hymnal ‎#662

662. 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 heard'st 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
• Author: Rev. Leonard Bacon (1833 (text of 1845))
• Publication Date: 1895
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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