O sweet and bless­èd coun­try

The phrase "O sweet and bless­èd coun­try" resonates through 4 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“O sweet and bless­èd coun­try”· 4 hymns found
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And wor­ship face to face.
Are clad in robes of white.
Till hope be lost in sight.
And wor­ship face to face.

O sweet and bless­èd coun­try

The home of God’s elect!
The home of God’s elect!
The home of God’s elect!
The home of God’s elect!

For Thee, O Dear, Dear Country

Lyricist: Bernard of Morlaix, ca. 1140
Composer: German, 1599
Hymn 1

...And wor­ship face to face.

O sweet and bless­èd coun­try,

The home of God’s elect!...

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And wor­ship face to face.

O sweet and bless­èd coun­try,

The home of God’s elect!

For Thee, O Dear, Dear Country

Jerusalem the Golden

Lyricist: Bernard of Morlaix, 1146
Composer: Alexander Ewing, 1853
Hymn 2

...Are clad in robes of white.

O sweet and bless­èd coun­try,

The home of God’s elect!...

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Are clad in robes of white.

O sweet and bless­èd coun­try,

The home of God’s elect!

Jerusalem the Golden

The World Is Very Evil

Lyricist: Bernard of Morlaix, 12th Century
Composer: Robert Pearsall (1795–1856)
Hymn 3

...Till hope be lost in sight.

O sweet and bless­èd coun­try,

The home of God’s elect!...

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Till hope be lost in sight.

O sweet and bless­èd coun­try,

The home of God’s elect!

The World Is Very Evil

Brief Life Is Here Our Portion

Lyricist: Bernard of Morlaix, 12th Century
Composer: Henry Gauntlett, 1848
Hymn 4

...And wor­ship face to face.

O sweet and bless­èd coun­try,

The home of God’s elect!...

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And wor­ship face to face.

O sweet and bless­èd coun­try,

The home of God’s elect!

Brief Life Is Here Our Portion

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