For the Strength of the Hills
Author: Felicia D. Hemans; Edward L. Sloan (adapter)
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1. For the strength of the hills we bless thee,f 11. For the strength of the hills we bless thee,
2Our God, our fathers’ God; 2Our God, our fathers’ God;
3Thou hast made thy children mighty 3Thou hast made thy children mighty
n 4By the touch of the mountain sod; n 4By the touch of the mountain sod.
5Thou hast led thy chosen Israel 5Thou hast led thy chosen Israel
n 6To freedom’s last abode. n 6To freedom’s last abode;
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8[Chorus]
7For the strength of the hills we bless thee, 9For the strength of the hills we bless thee,
8Our God, our fathers’ God. 10Our God, our fathers’ God.
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n 102. At the hands of foul oppressors, n 122. At the hands of foul oppressors
11We’ve borne and suffered long; 13We’ve borne and suffered long;
12Thou hast been our help in weakness, 14Thou hast been our help in weakness,
n 13And thy strength hath made us strong; n 15And thy pow’r hath made us strong.
14Amid ruthless foes outnumbered, 16Amid ruthless foes outnumbered
15In weariness we trod; 17In weariness we trod;
n 16For the strength of the hills we bless thee, n
17Our God, our fathers’ God.
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193. Thou hast led us here in safety 193. Thou hast led us here in safety
20Where the mountain bulwark stands 20Where the mountain bulwark stands
21As the guardian of the loved ones 21As the guardian of the loved ones
22Thou hast brought from many lands. 22Thou hast brought from many lands.
23For the rock and for the river, 23For the rock and for the river,
24The valley’s fertile sod, 24The valley’s fertile sod,
n 25For the strength of the hills we bless thee, n
26Our God, our fathers’ God.
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n 284. Here the wild bird swiftly darts on n
29His quarry from the heights,
30And the red untutored Indian
31Seeketh here his rude delights;
32But the Saints for thy communion
33Have sought the mountain sod:
34For the strength of the hills we bless thee,
35Our God, our fathers’ God.
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375. We are watchers of a beacon 264. We are watchers of a beacon
38Whose light must never die; 27Whose light must never die;
39We are guardians of an altar 28We are guardians of an altar
40’Midst the silence of the sky. 29’Midst the silence of the sky.
41Here the rocks yield founts of courage, 30Here the rocks yield founts of courage,
n 42Struck forth as by thy rod: n 31Struck forth as by thy rod;
43For the strength of the hills we bless thee
44Our God, our fathers’ God.
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t 466. For the shadow of thy presence, t
47Our camp of rocks o’erspread;
48For the canyons’ rugged defiles
49And the beetling crags o’erhead;
50For the snows and for the torrents,
51And for our burial sod;
52For the strength of the hills we bless thee
53Our God, our fathers’ God.
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