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July 4, 2005
A Fourth of July Hymn
As Shirley and I look forward to enjoying this Fourth of July with my brother and his wife, I am remembering one of the most patriotic songs ever written: one that I always loved to sing in those bygone days when we were active members of a church.
This is my song, Oh God of all the nations,
A song of peace for lands afar and mine.
This is my home, the country where my heart is;
Here are my hopes, my dreams, my sacred shrine.
But other hearts in other lands are beating,
With hopes and dreams as true and high as mine.My country's skies are bluer than the ocean,
And sunlight beams on cloverleaf and pine.
But other lands have sunlight too and clover,
And skies are everywhere as blue as mine.
Oh hear my song, oh God of all the nations,
A song of peace for their land and for mine.May truth and freedom come to every nation.
May peace abound where strife has raged so long;
That each may seek to love and build together,
A world united, righting every wrong.
A world united in its love for freedom,
Proclaiming peace together in one song.By Lloyd Stone sung to "Finlandia" by Jean Sibelius
Have a happy and safe Fourth of July.
Posted by Duane Smith at July 4, 2005 8:33 AM | Read more on Odds and Ends |
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