Thanksgiving Prayer

We gather together  to ask the Lord's blessing;
He chastens and hastens  His will to make known;
The wicked oppressing  cease them from distressing,
Sing praises to His name,  He forgets not His own.

Beside us to guide us,  our God with us joining,
Ordaining, maintaining  His kingdom divine;
So from the beginning  the fight we were winning,
Thou, Lord, wast at our side,  Let the glory be Thine!

We all do extol Thee,  Thou leader in battle,
And pray that Thou still  our Defender wilt be.
Let Thy congregation  escape tribulation;
Thy name be ever praised!  And Thy people be free.

THE WORDS--Anon.

THE MUSIC--Netherlands Tune