Religion

Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity

by Reginald Heber 1783–1826

From The Poetical Works of Reginald Heber (Lansdowne Poets)

Religion

From foes that would the land devour;
From guilty pride, and lust of power;
From wild sedition's lawless hour;
From yoke of slavery;
From blinded zeal by faction led;
From giddy change by fancy bred;
From poisonous error's serpent head,
Good Lord, preserve us free!

Defend, O God, with guardian hand,
The laws and ruler of our land,
And grant our Church Thy grace to stand
In faith and unity.
The Spirit's help of Thee we crave,
That Thou, whose blood was shed to save,
Mayest at Thy second coming have
A flock to welcome Thee!

MLA

Heber, Reginald. “Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heber/47/.

Chicago

Heber, Reginald. “Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heber/47/.

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