Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: While o'er our guilty land O Lord
Topic: National Hymns
Writer: Samuel Davis
Composer: H Malan
Meter: LM
Tune: Welton
Hymn Number: 208
Page Number: 081, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWHILE o'er our guilty land, O Lord,
We view the terrors of Thy sword,
O whither shall the helpless fly?
To whom but Thee direct their cry?
The helpless sinner's cries and tears
Are grown familiar to Thine ears;
Oft has Thy mercy sent relief,
When all was fear and hopeless grief.
On Thee, our guardian God, we call;
Before Thy throne of grace we fall;
And is there no deliv'rance there?
And must we perish in despair?
See, we repent, we weep, we mourn;
To our forsaken God we turn;
O spare our guilty country; spare
The Church which Thou hast planted here.
We plead Thy grace indulgent God;
We plead Thy Son's atoning blood;
We plead Thy gracious promises;
And are they unavailing pleas?
These pleas, presented at Thy throne,
Have brought ten thousand blessings down
On guilty lands in helpless woe;
Let them prevail to save us, too.