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Lord, While for All Mankind
Verse 1
Lord, while for all mankind we pray,
Of every clime and coast,
O hear us for our native land,
The land we love the most.
Of every clime and coast,
O hear us for our native land,
The land we love the most.
Verse 2
O guard our shores from every foe;
With peace our borders bless;
With prosperous times our cities crown,
Our fields with plenteousness.
With peace our borders bless;
With prosperous times our cities crown,
Our fields with plenteousness.
Verse 3
Unite us in the sacred love
Of knowledge, truth, and Thee,
And let our hills and valleys shout
The songs of liberty.
Of knowledge, truth, and Thee,
And let our hills and valleys shout
The songs of liberty.
Verse 4
Lord of the nations, thus to Thee
Our country we commend;
Be Thou her refuge and her trust,
Her everlasting friend.
Our country we commend;
Be Thou her refuge and her trust,
Her everlasting friend.
Bright's text is a prayer for all mankind, paired with Gibbons' classic English tune.