Scripture Verse

God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause His face to shine upon us. Psalm 67:1

Introduction

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Uzziah C. Burnap (1834–1900)

Words: Is­aac Watts, The Psalms of Da­vid 1719, alt. The na­tion’s pros­pe­ri­ty, and the church’s in­crease.

Music: Bur­leith Uz­zi­ah C. Bur­nap, 1895 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tunes:

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Isaac Watts (1674–1748)

Lyrics

Shine on our land, Je­ho­vah, shine
With beams of heav’n­ly grace!
Reveal Thy power through all our coasts,
And show Thy smil­ing face.
Here fix Thy throne ex­alt­ed high,
And here, our glo­ry, stand;
And, like a wall of guard­ian fire,
Surround our fa­vored land.

When shall Thy name, from shore to shore,
Sound all the earth abroad,
And dist­ant na­tions know and love
Their Sav­ior and their God?
Earth shall con­fess her mak­er’s hand,
And yield a full in­crease;
And God shall crown His chos­en land
With fruit­ful­ness and peace.

While the Re­deem­er scat­ters round
His gra­cious fa­vors here,
To the cre­ation’s ut­most bound
His glo­ry shall ap­pear.
Shine on our land, Je­ho­vah, shine
With beams of heav’n­ly grace!
Reveal Thy pow­er through all our coasts,
And show Thy smil­ing face.