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Teach us delight in simple things, and mirth that       525 The right hand of God
        has no bitter springs, forgiveness free of evil         Verse 1
        done, and love to all beneath the sun.                  The right hand of God is writing in our land,
                                                                Writing with power and with love;
        Verse 8                                                 Our conflicts and our fears,
        Land of our birth, our faith, our pride, for whose      Our triumphs and our tears,
        dear sake our fathers died; O Motherland, we            Are recorded by the right hand of God.  1/6
        pledge to thee head, heart and hand through
        the years to be.                                        Verse 2
                                                                The right hand of God is pointing in our land,
        HOME                                                    Pointing the way we must go;
                                                                So clouded is the way,
        524 I vow to thee, my country                           So easily we stray,

        Verse 1                                                 But we're guided by the right hand of God.  2/6
        I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things
        above,                                                  Verse 3
        Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my         The right hand of God is striking in our land,
        love,                                                   Striking out at envy, hate and greed;
                                                                Our selfishness and lust
        The love that asks no question, the love that           Our pride and deeds unjust,
        stands the test,                                        Are destroyed by the right hand of God  3/6
        That lays upon the altar the dearest and the
        best;                                                   Verse 4
                                                                The right hand of God is lifting in our land,
        The love that never falters, the love that pays         Lifting the fallen one by one;
        the price,                                              Each one is known by name,
        The love that makes undaunted the final                 And lifted now from shame,
        sacrifice.  1/2                                         By the lifting of the right hand of God.  4/6

        Verse 2                                                 Verse 5
        And there's another country, I've heard of long         The right hand of God is healing in our land,
        ago,                                                    Healing broken bodies, minds and souls;
        Most dear to them that love her, most great to          So wondrous is its touch,
        them that know;                                         With love that means so much,
                                                                When we're healed by the right hand of God.
        We may not count her armies, we may not see             5/6
        her King;
        Her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is          Verse 6
        suffering;                                              The right hand of God is planting in our land,
                                                                Planting seeds of freedom, hope and love;
        And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds        In these many-people lands,
        increase,                                               Let His children all join hands,
        And her ways are ways of gentleness and all her         And be one with the right hand of God.  6/6
        paths are peace.  2/2                                   HOME
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