798

NATIONAL HYMNS.

III. THANKSGIVING.

993

C. M.( 57.)

( REAT God of hosts, our ears have heard,

GR Our fathers oft have told,

What wonders Thou hast done for them, Thy glorious deeds of old.

2 Not by their might was safety wrought, Nor victory by their sword; But Thou didst guard the chosen race Who Thy great name adored.

3 Great God of hosts, their God and ours! Our only Lord and King!

Let that right arm which fought for them To us salvation bring.

4 To Thee the glory we'll ascribe,

By Whom the conquest came, And, in triumphant songs of praise, Will celebrate Thy Name.

994

E. Osler.

8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7.( 570.)

IFT thy song among the nations, England of the Lord beloved!! Sing the grace for generations

That hath kept thy lamp unmoved; Sing how vainly hosts assembled ' Gainst the isle of His delight; Sing how tyrants turned and trembled When His arm upheld thy right!

2 Sing how He, the Lord, hath brought thee Onward still from height to height, How the heavenly lustre sought thee Ere it made the world more bright. Let the freedom long- descended Gloriously uplift thy voice! In the Good Old Cause defended By thy men of might rejoice!