 OUR fathers' God! from out whose hand The centuries fall like grains of sand, We meet to-day, united, free, And loyal to our land and Thee, To thank Thee for the era done, And trust Thee for the opening one.  The American Monthly Magazine - Page 2571895Full view - About this book
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 | Pennsylvania Yearly Meeting of Progressive Friends (1853-1940) - 1891 - 900 lehte
...1903. The meeting opened with singing parts of 'Whittier's Centennial Hymn adapted for the occasion : Our fathers' God, from out whose hand The centuries...for the era done And trust Thee for the opening one. Here, where of old, by Thy design, Our fathers spoke that word of Thine Whose echo is the glad refrain... | |
 | 1885 - 994 lehte
...else would venture where the priest of song alone should go. The composition begins imposingly : " Our fathers' God ! from out whose hand The centuries fall like grains of sand"; and it is difficult to see how a poem for sacred music, or for such an occasion, could be more adequately... | |
 | Newton (Mass.) - 1876 - 208 lehte
...Hyde had concluded his address, the choir sang two verses of Whittier's " Centennial Hymn : " — " Our fathers' God ! from out whose hand The centuries...thou us, through centuries long, In peace secure, and justice strong; Around the gift of freedom draw The safeguards of thy righteous law, And, cast... | |
 | Stephen Bromley McCracken - 1876 - 714 lehte
...we ascribe the glory and praise, now and forever. Amen. CENTENNIAL HYMN, BY JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER. Our fathers' God! from out whose hand The centuries...the era done, And trust Thee for the opening one. Here where of old, by Thy design, The fathers spake that word of Thine Whose echo is the glad refrain... | |
 | 1876 - 864 lehte
...STOUGHTON. Written for tho Opening of the International Exhibition, Philadelphie,, May 10th, 1876. OUR fathers' God ! from out whose hand The centuries...for the era done And trust Thee for the opening one. Here, where of old, by Thy design, The fathers spake that word of Thine Whose echo is the glad refrain... | |
 | Samuel Manning - 1876 - 242 lehte
...House "7 «8 219 Baltimore . The Capitol Tailfitcr— The White House "3 334 AMERICAN CENTENNIAL HYMN. OUR fathers' God ! from out whose hand The centuries...for the era done And trust Thee for the opening one. Here, where of old, by Thy design, The fathers spake that word of Thine, Whose echo is the glad refrain... | |
 | 1876 - 72 lehte
...the Thanksgiving prayer of our poet — '•' God of our Fathers, from whose hand The centuries drop, like grains of sand, We meet to-day ; united, Free...make Thou us, through centuries long In Peace secure, in Justice strong ; Around our gift of Freedom draw The safeguard of Thy righteous Law ! And cast in... | |
 | 1876 - 1000 lehte
...sung to music composed by John K. Painu, of Massachusetts, at the opening exercises.] OOR father's God ! from out whose hand The centuries fall like...land and Thee, To thank Thee for the era done, And truet Thee for the opening one. Here where of old, by Thy design, The fathers spake that word of Thine... | |
 | James Madison Watson - 1876 - 346 lehte
...1»4. CEJVTENJVML HYMN. for the opening of the International Exhibition, Philadelphia, May 10, 1876. O1 The Centuries fall like grains of sand, We meet to-day,...our land and Thee, To thank Thee for the era done, \n And trust Thee for the opening one. 2. Here, whe're of old, by Thy design, The fathers spake that... | |
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