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GOD IS WITH US

Scripture Verse

I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Matthew 28:20

Introduction

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Franz J. Haydn (1732–1809)

Words: Walter J. Math­ams, 1896. This hymn was writ­ten at the re­quest of the Na­tion­al Coun­cil of Ev­an­gel­ic­al Free Church­es, and said to have been first sung at their 1896 con­gress in Not­ting­ham, Eng­land.

Music: Aus­tria (Hay­dn) ar­ranged by Franz J. Hay­dn, 1797, pos­si­bly from a Cro­atian folk tune (🔊 ).

Alternate Tune:

  • Noord J. Lin­coln Hall, The Ser­vice of Praise (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Hall-Mack, 1900), num­ber 3 (🔊 )
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Walter J. Mathams
(1853–1931)

Lyrics

God is with us, God is with us,
So our brave fore­fa­thers sang,
Far across the field of bat­tle
Loud their ho­ly war cry rang;
Though at times they feared and fal­tered,
Never once they ceased to sing:
God is with us, God is with us,
Christ our Lord shall reign as king!

Great the he­rit­age they left us,
Great the con­quests to be won,
Armèd hosts to meet and scat­ter,
Larger du­ties to be done.
Raise the song they nob­ly taught us,
Round the wide world let it ring:
God is with us, God is with us,
Christ our Lord shall reign as king!

Speed the cross through all the na­tions,
Speed the vic­to­ries of love,
Preach the Gos­pel of re­demp­tion
Wheresoever men may move;
Make the fu­ture in the pre­sent,
Strong of heart, toil on and sing:
God is with us, God is with us,
Christ our Lord shall reign as king!