Thy Hand, O God, Has Guided

Thy hand, O God, has guided

Thy flock from age to age;

The 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.”

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 men and angels,

Thy Name shall be adored,

And this shall be their anthem,

“One Church, one Faith, one Lord.”

~Words: Edward H. Plumptre & Music: Henry T. Smart