We sang this song in church on Sunday. It's meaning really hit me and I really belted it out (and I wasn't even in the choir that day!)!! Brings home God's plea for us to think internationally. Go ahead, belt it out! Nobody is listening, but God.
This is my song, O God of all the nations, a song of peace for lands afar and mine.
This is my home, the country where my heart is; here are my hopes, my dreams, my holy shrine;
but other hearts in other lands are beating with hopes and dreams as true and high as mine.
My country's skies are bluer than the ocean, and sunlight beams on cloverleaf and pine.
But other lands have sunlight too, and clover, and skies are everywhere as blue as mine.
Oh, hear my song, Thou God of all the nations. A song of peace for their land and for mine.
This is my prayer, O Lord of all earth's kingdoms, thy kingdom come; on earth thy will be done.
Let Christ be lifted up till all shall serve him, and hearts united learn to live as one.
Oh, hear my prayer, Thou God of all the nations. Myself I give thee, let thy will be done.
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I love these lyrics too! I think they usually (always?) go with the hymn tune Finlandia by Sibelius. We sang another hymn to that tune at Grandma's funeral so I think it would be a nice touch to have this one played at my funeral.
Here's the first verse of what we sang at Gma's funeral.
Be still, my soul; the Lord is on thy side; Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain; Leave to thy God to order and provide; In ev'ry change He faithful will remain. Be still, my soul; thy best, thy heav'nly Friend, Thro' thorny ways leads to a joyful end.
(So a much different vibe. Originally written in German.)
Thanks for the feedback and input! Always so interesting. I do not remember that about Gmas funeral!
I have the bulletin from her funeral .... somewhere. I don't know why I remember this.
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