Scripture Verse

The Lord shall greatly bless thee in the land. Deuteronomy 15:4

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cro­sby, in Glo­ria in Ex­cel­sis, by Will­iam M. Hac­kle­man (In­di­an­apo­lis, In­di­ana: Hac­kle­man Mu­sic, 1905).

Music: Am­er­ica The­saur­us Mu­sic­us, 1744 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

Anthems to God above,
Source of eter­nal love,
Now let us sing!
Praise our Cre­at­or’s name,
Come as our fa­thers came,
Hail, and with loud ac­claim,
Our God and king!

Thanks for our fa­vored land,
By His al­migh­ty hand
Guarded from ill;
Thanks for the dew and rain,
Broad field and sun­ny plain,
Where stores of fruit and grain
Our gar­ners fill.

Thanks for our ban­ner bright,
Spangled with star­ry light,
Boast of the free;
Signal to those op­pressed,
Honored, re­vered and blest,
Waving its no­ble crest,
O’er land and sea.

Lord, from Thy throne on high,
Bend Thine ap­prov­ing eye
O’er us, we pray.
This be our one de­sire:
Faith, love and zeal in­spire,
Light with de­vo­tion’s fire
Our souls to­day.