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Text:O Lord, our God, arise
Author:Ralph Wardlaw
Tune:LISBON
Composer:Daniel Read

162. O Lord, our God, arise

1 O Lord, our God, arise,
The cause of truth maintain,
And wide o'er all the peopled world
Extend its blessed reign.

2 Thou Prince of Life, arise,
Nor let Thy glory cease;
Far spread the conquests of Thy grace,
And bless the earth with peace.

3 O Holy Spirit rise,
Expand Thy heavenly wing,
And o'er a dark and ruined world
Let light and order spring.

4 O all ye nations rise,
To God, the Savior, sing:
From shore to shore, from earth to heaven,
Let echoing anthems ring.

Text Information
First Line: O Lord, our God, arise
Author: Ralph Wardlaw (1800)
Meter: S. M. No. 3
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: The Church Year: Mission; Twentieth Sunday after Trinity
Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate Tune: MORNINGTON, #363
Tune Information
Name: LISBON
Composer: Daniel Read (1785)
Meter: S. M. No. 3
Key: Bâ™­ Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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