O God, Beneath Thy Guiding Hand

Verse 1

O God, beneath Thy guiding hand Our exiled fathers crossed the sea, And when they trod the wintry strand, With prayer and psalm they worshiped Thee.

Verse 2

Thou heard'st, well pleased, the song, the prayer; Thy blessing came, and still its pow'r Shall onward through all ages bear The memory of that holy hour.

Verse 3

Laws, freedom, truth, and faith in God Came with those exiles o'er the waves, And where their pilgrim feet have trod, The God they trusted guards their graves.

Verse 4

And here Thy name, O God of love, Their children's children shall adore, Till these eternal hills remove, And spring adorns the earth no more.

Verse 5

Amen. Amen.