620 | Trinity Hymnal#621 | 622 |
Text: | Great King of nations, hear our prayer |
Author: | John H. Gurney |
Tune: | ST. ANNE |
Composer (attributed to): | William Croft |
1 Great King of nations, hear our prayer,
While at thy feet we fall,
And humbly, with united cry,
To thee for mercy call.
2 The guilt is ours, but grace is thine,
O turn us not away;
But hear us from thy lofty throne,
And help us when we pray.
3 Our fathers' sins were manifold,
And ours no less we own,
Yet wondrously from age to age
Thy goodness hath been shown.
4 When dangers, like a stormy sea,
Beset our country round,
To thee we looked, to thee we cried,
And help in thee was found.
5 With one consent we meekly bow
Beneath thy chast'ning hand,
And, pouring forth confession meet,
Mourn with our mourning land.
6 With pitying eye behold our need,
As thus we lift our prayer;
Correct us with thy judgments, Lord,
Then let thy mercy spare.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Great King of nations, hear our prayer |
Author: | John H. Gurney (1838) |
Meter: | C. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1961 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Confession of Sin; God: Faithfuless of; National(1 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. ANNE |
Composer (attributed to): | William Croft |
Meter: | C. M. |
Key: | C Major |
Source: | Supplement to the New Version, 1708 |