Hymn: O Lord of hosts! Almighty King!
- Title: O Lord of hosts! Almighty King!
- First Line: O Lord of hosts! Almighty King!
- Hymnal: The Hymnal: Revised and Enlarged as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892
- Denomination: (Protestant) Episcopal Church
- Publisher: The Century Co.
- Publication Date: 1894
Author(s)
- Author Name: Oliver Wendell Holmes
- Born: 1809
- Died: 1894
- Gender: M
Full Text
1 O Lord of Hosts! Almighty King! Behold the sacrifice we bring: To every arm Thy strength impart; Thy Spirit shed through every heart. 2 Wake in our breasts the living fires, The holy faith that warmed our sires; Thy hand hath made our nation free; To die for her is serving Thee. 3 Be Thou a pillared flame to show The midnight snare, the silent foe; And when the battle thunders loud, Still guide us in its moving cloud. 4 God of all nations! Sovereign Lord! In Thy dread Name we draw the sword, We lift the starry flag on high That fills with light our stormy sky. 5 From treason's rent, from murder's stain, Guard Thou its folds till peace shall reign, Till fort and field, till shore and sea, Join our loud anthem, praise to Thee1 Amen.