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HYMN TO THE GOD OF BATTLES.
FROM AN UNFINISHED POEM ON THE BATTLE OF LEXINGTON.
God of our fathers! who didst bear
Their pilgrim footsteps o'er the wave,
O, listen to their offspring's prayer!
Rise, as for Israel, rise and save!
Their pilgrim footsteps o'er the wave,
O, listen to their offspring's prayer!
Rise, as for Israel, rise and save!
God of our children! spare for them
The heritage our fathers gained;
Let Freedom's glorious diadem
And Truth's pure light abide unstained.
The heritage our fathers gained;
Let Freedom's glorious diadem
And Truth's pure light abide unstained.
Great God of battles! to the field
Lead forth our armed and conquering host;
Be thou their strength, their guide, their shield,
And drive th' invader from our coast.
Lead forth our armed and conquering host;
Be thou their strength, their guide, their shield,
And drive th' invader from our coast.
Hear, Lord! Without thy aid we die:
Hear us! To thee our cause we trust:
O, hear! and, from thy throne on high,
Rescue the offspring of the just.
Hear us! To thee our cause we trust:
O, hear! and, from thy throne on high,
Rescue the offspring of the just.
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