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SDA Hymnal 649

Lord, While for All Mankind

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1Lord, while for all mankind we pray,
Of every clime and coast,
O hear us for our native land,
The land we love the most.

2O guard our shores from every foe;
With peace our borders bless;
With prosperous times our cities crown,
Our fields with plenteousness.

3Unite us in the sacred love
Of knowledge, truth, and Thee;
And let our hills and valleys shout
The songs of liberty.

4Lord of the nations, thus to Thee
Our country we commend;
Be Thou her refuge and her trust,
Her everlasting friend.

Words
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Music
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Tune
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Meter
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Scripture
Psalm 33:12; 1 Timothy 2:1-2

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The verse

Meter
8.7.9.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 43% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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Verse 1

Lord, while for all mankind we pray,//˘///˘/8A
Of every clime and coast,˘/˘˘?˘/7B
O hear us for our native land,˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9C
The land we love the most.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

O guard our shores from every foe;˘//˘/˘/˘˘/10A
With peace our borders bless;˘//˘/˘/7B
With prosperous times our cities crown,˘/˘˘//˘/˘/10C
Our fields with plenteousness./˘/˘???7D

Verse 3

Unite us in the sacred love//˘˘˘/˘/8A
Of knowledge, truth, and Thee;˘/˘/˘/6B
And let our hills and valleys shout˘//˘/˘/˘/9C
The songs of liberty.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

Lord of the nations, thus to Thee/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Our country we commend;/˘/˘˘˘/7B
Be Thou her refuge and her trust,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C
Her everlasting friend.˘/˘/˘/6B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.