God
of our fathers, known of old,
Lord of our far-flung battle line,
Beneath
whose awful hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine—
Lord God of Hosts,
be with us yet,
Lest we forget— lest
we forget!
The
tumult and the shouting dies;
The Captains and the Kings depart:
Still
stands Thine ancient sacrifice,
An humble and a contrite heart.
Lord God
of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget—lest we forget!
Far-called
our navies melt away;
On dune and headland sinks the fire:
Lo, all our
pomp of yesterday
Is one with Nineveh and Tyre!
Judge of the Nations,
spare us yet,
Lest we forget—lest we forget!
If,
drunk with sight of power, we loose
Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe,
Such boastings as the Gentiles use,
Or lesser breeds without the Law—
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget—lest we forget!
For
heathen heart that puts her trust
In reeking tube and iron shard,
All
valiant dust that builds on dust,
And guarding calls not Thee to guard,
For
frantic boast and foolish word—
Thy Mercy on Thy People, Lord!
2
Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves,
and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear
from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Ezekiel
36:25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all
your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
26 A new heart
also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take
away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes,
and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
28 And ye shall dwell in the
land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your
God.
29 I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call
for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you.
