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509 ~ Lord, While for All Mankind We Pray

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Lord, while for all mankind we pray, Of every clime and coast, O hear us for our native land, The land we love the most.

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O guard our shores from every foe; With peace our borders bless; With prosperous times our cities crown, Our fields with plenteousness.

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Unite us in the sacred love Of knowledge, truth, and Thee, And let our hills and valleys shout The songs of liberty.

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Lord of the nations, thus to Thee Our country we commend; Be Thou her Refuge and her trust, Her everlasting friend.