Scripture Verse

He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths. Micah 4:2

Introduction

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Richard W. Gilder (1844–1909)

Words: Ri­chard W. Gil­der, 1903.

Music: Ger­ma­ny Sac­red Me­lo­dies, by Will­iam Gar­di­ner, 1815 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William Gardiner
(1770–1853)

Lyrics

God of the strong, God of the weak,
Lord of all lands and our own land;
Light of all souls, from Thee we seek
Light from Thy light, strength from Thy hand.

In suf­fer­ing Thou hast made us one,
In migh­ty bur­dens one are we:
Teach us that low­li­est du­ty done
Is high­est ser­vice unto Thee.

Teach us, great Teach­er of man­kind
The sac­ri­fice that brings Thy balm;
The love, the work that bless and bind;
Teach us Thy ma­jes­ty, Thy calm.

Teach Thou, and we shall know in­deed
The truth di­vine that mak­eth free;
And know­ing, we may sow the seed
That blos­soms through eter­ni­ty.