Hymn
Lord, While For All Mankind
Lord, while for all mankind we pray
Of every clime and coast,
O hear us for our native land,
The land we love the most.
O guard our shores from every foe;
With peace our borders bless;
With prosperous times our cities crown,
Our fields with plenteousness.
Unite us in the sacred love
Of knowledge, truth, and Thee,
And let our hills and valleys shout
The songs of liberty.
Here may religion, pure and mild,
Smile on our Sabbath hours,
And piety and virtue bless
The home of us and ours.
Lord of the nations, thus to Thee
Our country we commend;
Be Thou her refuge and her trust,
Her everlasting friend.
Lord, While For All Mankind — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/lord-while-for-all-mankind
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Lord, While For All Mankind?
The words of Lord, While For All Mankind were written by John Reynell Wreford; the version here was published in 1920. The library also holds Lord, I Believe, another hymn by John Reynell Wreford.
Is Lord, While For All Mankind public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Church Hymnal, published in 1920. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Lord, While For All Mankind?
Lord, While For All Mankind is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Lord of Glory Is My Light, Christ, the Conqueror and Mutual Aid.