We Gather together....soon

We Gather Together

We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing;

He chastens and hastens his will to make known;

The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing,

Sing praises to his name:

He forgets not his own.

Beside us to guide us,

our God with us joining,

Ordaining,

maintaining his kingdom divine;

So from the beginning the fight we were winning;

Thou, Lord, wast at our side,

All glory be thine!

We all do extol thee,

thou leader triumphant,

And pray that thou still our defender wilt be.

Let thy congregation escape tribulation;

Thy name be ever praised!

O Lord, make us free!

Amen

---Traditional Thanksgiving Hymn---

(A translation by Theodore Baker: 1851-1934)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Love, Maree