Lord, Thou Hast Greatly Blessed Our Land

Lord

Thou hast great­ly blessed our land

Thou hast brought back our cap­tive band

Thy par­don­ing grace has made us free

And co­vered our ini­qui­ty.

O Thou

who in a for­mer day

Didst turn Thy dread­ful wrath away

In grace Thy peo­ple

Lord

re­turn

And let Thy wrath no long­er burn.

O will Thine an­ger nev­er cease

Forever shall Thy wrath in­crease?

Receive and quick­en us once more

And Thy sal­va­tion’s joy re­store.

To us Thy mer­cy now af­ford

And show us Thy sal­va­tion

Lord;

Yea

Thou wilt an­swer us in peace

If from our fol­ly we will cease.

The Lord’s sal­va­tion will ap­pear

To men of faith and god­ly fear

And glo­ry in our land shall dwell

When we shall heed God’s pre­cepts well.

Now truth agrees with mer­cy mild

Now law and peace are re­con­ciled;

Behold the truth from earth arise

With jus­tice shin­ing from the skies.

The Lord will send His bless­ing down

And har­vests all our land shall crown;

Before Him right­eous­ness abides

And in His foot­steps our feet He guides.