Christian Worship Anniversary Of Independence.
We come with joy and gladness
To breathe our songs of praise,
Nor let one note of sadness
Be mingled in our lays;
For ’tis a hallowed story,
This theme of freedom’s birth:
Our fathers’ deeds of glory
Are echoed round the earth.
The sound is waxing stronger,
And thrones and nations hear-
Proud men shall rule no longer,
For God the Lord is near:
And he will crush oppression,
And raise the humble mind,
And give the earth’s possession
Among the good and kind.
And then shall sink the mountains
Where pride and power are crowned,
And peace, like gentle fountains,
Shall shed its pureness round.
O God! we would adore thee,
And in thy shadow rest;
Our fathers bowed before thee,
And trusted and were blest.