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The Day of Intercession
A VILLAGE HYMN
God, in Whose hand the issues are,
When nations rage with fire and sword,
By Whose decree the scourge of war
Fulfils a more than mortal word,
Let battle-pride and warrior-lust
Henceforth lie silent in the dust.
When nations rage with fire and sword,
By Whose decree the scourge of war
Fulfils a more than mortal word,
Let battle-pride and warrior-lust
Henceforth lie silent in the dust.
With Thee the centuries are in sight,
Thou dost the far-off future plan
When right shall triumph over might,
And brotherhood be known to man;
Lord, in this dreadful battle-hour,
Reveal Thy face and come with power.
Thou dost the far-off future plan
When right shall triumph over might,
And brotherhood be known to man;
Lord, in this dreadful battle-hour,
Reveal Thy face and come with power.
Make humble all that was too high,
To chastened eyes in mercy show
Where true imperial treasures lie;
Cast down the lofty, raise the low;
And out of pain, by loss subdued,
Lead forth a faithful multitude.
To chastened eyes in mercy show
Where true imperial treasures lie;
Cast down the lofty, raise the low;
And out of pain, by loss subdued,
Lead forth a faithful multitude.
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Give strength and calm in good and ill,
Be with the fallen, foe or friend;
Lord God of Hosts, if, by Thy will
We stand victorious at the end,
Give us Thy help divine to be
More just, more merciful for Thee.
Be with the fallen, foe or friend;
Lord God of Hosts, if, by Thy will
We stand victorious at the end,
Give us Thy help divine to be
More just, more merciful for Thee.
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