THE CHURCH
CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS

(C. M.) M. H. B.347

by JOHN REYNELL WREFORD, 1800-81

Lord, while for all mankind we pray
“Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain". Psalm. 127:1
Lord, while for all mankind we pray,
Of every clime and coast,
Hear us for our native land,
The land we love the most.
Our fathers' sepulchres are here,
And here our kindred dwell,
Our children too; how should we love
Another land so well?
O guard our shores from every foe;
With peace our borders bless;
With prosperous times our cities crown
Our field with plenteousness
Unite us in the sacred love
Of knowledge, truth, and Thee;
And let our hills and valleys shout
The songs of liberty
Lord of the nations, thus to Thee
Our country we commend;
Be Thou her refuge and her trust,
Her everlasting friend.