Scripture Verse

Hear Thou from the heavens their prayer. 2 Chronicles 6:35

Introduction

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Luther O. Emerson (1820–1915)

Words: Will­iam E. Hick­son, the Sing­ing Mas­ter, 1836.

Music: Ar Hyd Y Nos tra­di­tion­al Welsh tune. Har­mo­ny by Lu­ther O. Em­er­son, 1906 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Hick­son (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Now to Heav’n our pray­er as­cend­ing,
God speed the right!
In a no­ble cause con­tend­ing,
God speed the right!
May we live our lives be­fore Thee,
Like the good and great in sto­ry,
If we fail, we fail in glo­ry:
God speed the right!

Patient, firm, and per­se­ver­ing,
God speed the right!
No event or dan­ger fear­ing,
God speed the right!
Pains, nor toils, nor trials heed­ing,
Never from the truth re­ced­ing,
And in Heav’n’s own time suc­ceed­ing,
God speed the right!

Still our onward course pursuing,
God speed the right!
Every foe at length sub­du­ing,
God speed the right!
Truth! thy cause, what­e’er de­lay it,
There’s no pow­er on earth can stay it,
Proudly let us then ob­ey it,
God speed the right!