Hymn: Great King of nations, hear our prayer
- Title: Great King of Nations, Hear Our Prayer
- First Line: Great King of nations, hear our prayer
- Hymnal: The Hymnal: published by the Authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
- Denomination: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); Northern Presbyterian
- Publisher: Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath School Work
- Publication Date: 1895
Author(s)
- Author Name: John H. Gurney
- Born: 1802
- Died: 1862
- Gender: M
Full Text
1 Great King of nations, hear our prayer, While at Thy feet we fall, And humbly, with united cry, To Thee for mercy call. 2 The guilt is ours, but grace is Thine, O turn us not away; But hear us from Thy lofty throne, And help us when we pray. 3 Our fathers' sins were manifold, And ours no less we own, Yet wondrously from age to age Thy goodness has been shown. 4 When dangers, like a stormy sea, Beset our country round, To Thee we looked, to Thee we cried, And help in Thee was found. 5 With one consent we meekly bow Beneath Thy chastening hand, And, pouring forth confession meet, Mourn with our mourning land. 6 With pitying eye behold our need, As thus we lift our prayer; Correct us with Thy judgments, Lord, Then let Thy mercy spare. Amen.