Thursday, March 1, 2012

A Prayer for America from 1844

God bless our native land!
Firm may she ever stand,
   Through storm and night;
When the wild tempests rave,
Ruler of winds and wave!
Do Thou our country save,
   By Thy great might.

For her our prayer shall rise
To God above the skies;
   on Him we wait;
Thou, who art ever nigh,
Guardian with watchful eye!
To Thee aloud we cry
   God save the state!
                     John S. Dwight, 1844

My help cometh from the Lord,
which made heaven and earth.
Psalm 121:2

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