 | [Lowly and solemn be, in] Lyra Americana ; or verses of praise and faith, from American poets |  |
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LOWLY AND SOLEMN BE.
Lowly and solemn be
Thy children's cry to Thee,
Father Divine;
A hymn of suppliant breath,
Owning that life and death
Alike are Thine!
Thy children's cry to Thee,
Father Divine;
A hymn of suppliant breath,
Owning that life and death
Alike are Thine!
O Father, in that hour,
When earth all helping power
Shall disavow—
When spear, and shield, and crown,
In faintness are cast down—
Sustain us, Thou!
When earth all helping power
Shall disavow—
When spear, and shield, and crown,
In faintness are cast down—
Sustain us, Thou!
By Him who bowed to take
The death-cup for our sake,
The thorn, the rod—
From whom the last dismay
Was not to pass away,
Aid us, O God!
The death-cup for our sake,
The thorn, the rod—
From whom the last dismay
Was not to pass away,
Aid us, O God!
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