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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal · No. 645 · Words: Daniel Crane Roberts
God of our fathers
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A patriotic American hymn written by Daniel Crane Roberts in 1876 for the centennial of U.S. independence, calling on God as the nation's guardian and guide. It pairs the nation's history with dependence on divine providence and leadership.
Verse 1
God of our fathers, Whose almighty hand
Leads forth in beauty all the starry band
Of shining worlds in splendor through the skies
Our grateful songs before Thy throne arise.
Verse 2
Thy love divine hath led us in the past,
In this free land by Thee our lot is cast,
Be Thou our Ruler, Guardian, Guide and Stay,
Thy Word our law, Thy paths our chosen way.
Verse 3
Refresh Thy people on their toilsome way,
Lead us from night to never ending day;
Fill all our lives with love and grace divine,
And glory, laud, and praise be ever Thine.
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