Stanza 1
Land of our birth we pledge to thee
Our love and toil in the years to be;
When we are grown and take our place,
As men and women with our race.
Stanza 2
Father in heaven, who lovest all,
O help Thy children when they call;
That they may build from age to age;
An undefiled heritage.
Stanza 3
Teach us to bear the yoke in youth,
With steadfastness and careful truth,
That, in our time, Thy grace may give
The truth whereby the nations live.
Stanza 4
Teach us to rule ourselves always,
Controlled and cleanly night and day;
That we may bring, if need arise,
No maimed or worthless sacrifice.
Stanza 5
Teach us to look, in all our ends;
On Thee for Judge, and not our friends;
That we, with Thee, may walk uncowed
By fear or favour of the crowd.
Stanza 6
Teach us the strength that cannot seek,
By deed or thought, to hurt the weak;
That, under Thee, we may possess
Man’s strength to succour man’s distress.
Stanza 7
Teach us delight in simple things,
And mirth that has no bitter springs,
Forgiveness free of evil done,
And love to all men ‘neath the sun!
Stanza 8
Land of our Birth, our faith, our pride,
For whose dear sake our father’s died;
O Motherland, we pledge to thee,
Head, heart, and hand through the years to be.
English Hymnal – Global Evangelical Church (GEC) Hymn 178