351   Thy Hand O God Has Guided




[1]
Thy hand O God has guided
Thy flock from age to age;
The wondrous tale is written
Full clear on every page;
Our fathers owned Thy goodness
And we their deeds record;
And both of this bear witness
One Church one faith one Lord.

[2]
Thy heralds brought glad tidings
To greatest as to least;
They bade men rise and hasten
To share the great King s feast:
And this was all their teaching
In every deed and word
To all alike proclaiming
One Church one faith one Lord.

[3]
When shadows thick were falling
And all seemed sunk in night
Thou Lord did send Thy servants
Thy chosen sons of light.
On them and on Thy people
Thy plenteous grace was poured
And this was still their message:
One Church one faith one Lord.

[4]
Thy mercy will not fail us
Nor leave Thy work undone;
With Thy right hand to help us
The vict ry shall be won;
And then by men and angels
Thy name shall be adored
And this shall be their anthem:
One Church one faith one Lord.