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My Country, 'tis of Thee

Author: Samuel F. Smith Appears in 1,945 hymnals Topics: Christian Citizenship First Line: My country, ’tis of thee Used With Tune: AMERICA

Before Thy throne, O God, we kneel

Author: William Boyd Carpenter, 1841-1918 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 13 hymnals Topics: Christian Citizenship Used With Tune: ST. PETERSBURG

Author: Harper G. Smyth Appears in 92 hymnals Topics: Christian Citizenship First Line: Is your life a channel of blessing Refrain First Line: Make me a channel of blessing today Used With Tune: EUCLID

Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life

Author: Franklin Mason North Appears in 369 hymnals Topics: Christian Citizenship Used With Tune: GERMANY

Once to Every Man and Nation

Author: James Russell Lowell Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 192 hymnals Topics: Citizenship, Christian Text Sources: Excerpted from The Present Crisis

When Your Heart, with Joy O'erflowing

Author: Theodore C. Williams Appears in 101 hymnals Topics: Christian Citizenship First Line: When your heart, with joy o’erflowing Used With Tune: BULLINGER

Christmas Bells

Author: Henry W. Longfellow Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 115 hymnals Topics: Citizenship, Christian First Line: I heard the bells on Christmas day Lyrics: 1 I heard the bells on Christmas day Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet the words repeat Of peace of earth, good will to men. 2 I thought how, as the day had come, The belfries of all Christendom Had rolled along th'unbroken song Of peace on earth, good will to men. 3 And in despair I bowed my head: "There is no peace on earth," I said, "For hate is strong, and mocks the song Of peace on earth, good will to men." 4 Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: "God is not dead, nor doth He sleep; The wrong shall fail, the right prevail, With peace on earth, good will to men." 5 Till, ringing, singing on its way, The world revolved from night to day A voice, a chime, a chant sublime, Of peace on earth, good will to men. Baptist Hymnal, 1991

God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand

Author: Daniel C. Roberts Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 419 hymnals Topics: Citizenship, Christian Lyrics: 1 God of the ages, 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. 2 Thy love divine hath led us in the past; in this free land with thee our lot is cast; be thou our ruler, guardian, guide, and stay, thy Word our law, thy paths our chosen way. 3 From war's alarms, from deadly pestilence, be thy strong arm our ever sure defense; thy true religion in our hearts increase; thy bounteous goodness nourish us in peace. 4 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. United Methodist Hymnal, 1989

O Beautiful for Spacious Skies

Author: Katharine Lee Bates, 1859-1929 Appears in 506 hymnals Topics: Citizenship, Christian Lyrics: 1 O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood, From sea to shining sea! 2 O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern, impassioned stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness! America! America! God mend thine every flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law! 3 O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved, And mercy more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine Till all success be nobleness And every gain divine! 4 O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam, Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed His grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! Amen. Used With Tune: MATERNA

Rise Up, O Men of God

Author: William P. Merrill Appears in 253 hymnals Topics: Christian Citizenship Used With Tune: ST. THOMAS

Hope of the World

Author: Georgia Elma Harkness Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 57 hymnals Topics: Citizenship, Christian First Line: Hope of the world, Thou Christ of great compassion

We Gather Together

Author: Anonymous; Theodore Baker Meter: 12.11.12.11 Appears in 200 hymnals Topics: Citizenship, Christian First Line: We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing (Baker) Text Sources: Netherlands Folk Song; Adrianus Valerius' Nederlandtsch Gedenckclanck, 1626

God the Omnipotent!

Author: Henry F. Chorley, 1808-1872; John Ellerton, 1826-1893 Appears in 203 hymnals Topics: Citizenship, Christian Lyrics: 1 God the Omnipotent! King, who ordainest Thunder Thy clarion, the lightning Thy sword; Show forth Thy pity on high where Thou reignest; Give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 2 God the All-merciful! Earth hath forsaken Meekness and mercy, and slighted Thy Word; Let not Thy wrath in its terrors awaken; Give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 3 God, the All-righteous One! man hath defied Thee; Yet to eternity standeth Thy Word; Falsehood and wrong shall not tarry beside Thee: Give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 4 So shall Thy people, with thankful devotion, Praise Him who saved them from peril and sword, Singing in chorus from ocean to ocean, Peace to the nations, and praise to the Lord. Amen. Used With Tune: RUSSIAN HYMN

O God of truth, whose living Word

Author: Thomas Hughes Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 75 hymnals Topics: Christian Citizenship Used With Tune: MARTYRS

Judge eternal, throned

Author: Henry Scott Holland Appears in 108 hymnals Topics: Mission of the Church Christian Citizenship First Line: Judge eternal, throned in splendor Used With Tune: ZEUCH MICH, ZEUCH MICH (ALL SAINTS)

Lest we forget

Author: Rudyard Kipling Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 228 hymnals Topics: Christian Citizenship First Line: God of our fathers, known of old Used With Tune: OLD HUNDRED TWELFTH

O holy city seen of John

Author: Walter Russell Bowie Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 Appears in 89 hymnals Topics: Christian Citizenship Used With Tune: MORNING SONG

A Mighty Fortress is Our God

Author: F. H. Hedge Appears in 674 hymnals Topics: Christian Citizenship Used With Tune: EIN' FESTE BURG

Courage, Brother! Do Not Stumble

Author: Norman MacLeod Appears in 181 hymnals Topics: Christian Citizenship Used With Tune: TRUSTING

Battle Hymn of the Republic

Author: Julia Ward Howe Appears in 553 hymnals Topics: Christian Citizenship First Line: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord Refrain First Line: Glory, glory, hallelujah! Used With Tune: [Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord]

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