Thy hand O God has guided

Thy hand O God has guided

Thy hand, O God, has guided thy flock, from age to age;
Their wondrous tale is written, full clear, on every page;
Our fathers owned thy goodness, and we their deeds record;
And both of this bear witness; one Church, one Faith, one Lord.

Thy heralds brought glad tidings to greatest as to least;
They bade men rise, and hasten to share the great King’s feast;
And this was all their teaching, in every deed and word,
To all alike proclaiming one Church, one Faith, one Lord.

Through many a day of darkness, through many a scene of strife,
The faithful few fought bravely, to guard the nation’s life.
Their gospel of redemption, sin pardoned, man restored,
Was all in this enfolded: one Church, one Faith, one Lord.

And we, shall we be faithless? Shall hearts fail, hands hang down?
Shall we evade the conflict, and cast away our crown?
Not so: in God’s deep counsels some better thing is stored;
We will maintain, unflinching, one Church, one Faith, one Lord.

Thy mercy will not fail us, nor leave thy work undone;
With thy right hand to help us, the victory shall be won;
And then, by all creation, thy name shall be adored,
And this shall be their anthem: one Church, one Faith, one Lord.