161 - Thy hand, O God, has guided (c)

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1. Thy hand, O God, has guided Thy flock from age to age; the wondrous tale is written, full clear, on ev'ry page. Our fathers owned Thy goodness, and we their deeds record; and both of these bear witness: One church, one faith, one Lord, one faith, one Lord.
2. Thy servants brought glad tidings to greatest, as to least; they bade souls rise and hasten to share the great King's feast. And this was all their teaching, in ev'ry deed and word, to all alike proclaiming: One church, one faith, one Lord, one faith, one Lord.
3. And now, 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, one faith, one Lord.
4. Thy mercy will not fail us, nor leave Thy work undone; with Thy right hand to help us, the vict'ry 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, one faith, one Lord.