Scripture Verse

I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning Star. Revelation 22:16

Introduction

Words: How­ard J. Co­no­ver (1850–1922).

Music: Or­ton­ville Tho­mas Hast­ings, The Man­hat­tan Col­lect­ion 1837 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Conover (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Thomas Hastings
(1784–1872)

Lyrics

O God, we pray for all man­kind,
The na­tions far as­tray;
We plead that all Thy grace may find,
In this Thy gra­cious day,
In this Thy gra­cious day.

Thou know­est, Lord, man’s sin­ful state,
The source of hu­man woe,
His ev­il heart, his greed and hate,
But whi­ther can he go?
But whi­ther can he go?

With hum­ble plea on Thee we call
For na­tions in dis­tress;
Of one hast Thou not made us all?
O God, our kin­dred bless,
O God, our kin­dred bless!

Help all the na­tions, near and far,
Awake, Thy glo­ry see;
Behold, the bright and morn­ing star,
The Christ of Cal­va­ry,
The Christ of Cal­va­ry.