For the Men at the Front.
From "All's Well," by John Oxenham.
Copyright, 1917, George H. Doran Co.
LORD God of Hosts, whose mighty hand
Dominion holds on sea and land,
In peace and war Thy will we see
Shaping the larger liberty.
Nations may rise and nations fall,
Thy changeless purpose rules them all.
2 When death flies swift on wave or field,
Be Thou a sure defence and shield!
Console and succour those who fall,
And help and hearten each and all!
O, hear a people's prayers for those
Who fearless face their country's foes!
3 For those who weak and broken lie,
In weariness and agony,
Great Healer, to their beds of pain
Come, touch, and make them whole again!
O, hear a people's prayers, and bless
Thy servants in their hour of stress!
4 For those to whom the call shall come
We pray Thy tender welcome home.
The toil, the bitterness all past,
We trust them to Thy love at last.
O, hear a people's prayers for all
Who nobly striving, nobly fall!
5 To every stricken heart and home,
O, come! In tenderest pity come!
To anxious souls who wait in fear,
Be Thou most wonderfully near!
And hear a people's prayers, for faith
To quicken life and conquer death!
6 For those who minister and heal,
And spend themselves, their skill, their zeal
Renew their hearts with Christ-like faith,
And guard them from disease and death.
And in Thine own good time Lord, send
Thy peace on earth till time shall end!
A Te Deum for These Times.
From "All's Well," by John Oxenham.
Copyright, 1917, George H. Doran Co.
WE thank Thee, Lord,
For mercies manifold in these dark days;-
For Heart of Grace that would not suffer wrong;
For all the stirrings in the dead dry bones;
For bold self-steeling to the times' dread needs;
For every sacrifice of self to Thee;
For ease and wealth and life so freely given;
For Thy deep sounding of the hearts of men;
For Thy great opening of the hearts of men;
For Thy close knitting of the hearts of men;
For all who sprang to answer the great call;
For their high courage and self-sacrifice;
For their endurance under deadly stress;
For all the unknown heroes who have died
To keep the land inviolate and free;
For all who come back from the Gates of Death;
For all who pass to larger life with Thee,
And find in Thee the wider liberty;
For hope of righteous and Enduring Peace;
For hope of cleaner earth and closer heaven;
With burdened hearts, but faith unquenchable.
We thank Thee, Lord!
Abide with me: fast falls the eventide.
All hail the power of Jesus' Name..
And now,
O Father, mindful of the love.
Arise, ye children of the nation
Brightly beams our Father's mercy
Christ for the world we sing!.
Eternal Father! strong to save.
Faith of our fathers! living still.
Fight the good fight with all thy might.
Go forward, Christian soldier.
God be with you till we meet again.
God who in bygones hast saved us Thy people.
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!.
Jesus, lover of my soul.
Jesus shall reign where'er the sun.
Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom
Lord God of Hosts, whose mighty hand.
Lord, in Thy house this sacred day..
Lord of our life, and God of our salvation.
Mine eyes have seen the glory.
Through the night of doubt and sorrow.
Throw out the life line!..
We thank Thee, Lord..
What a friend we have in Jesus.
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