From: Covenant@yabbs
To: all@yabbs
Subject: Hymn
Date: Sun Jul  3 01:14:12 1994

O God of Earth and Altar,
Bow down and hear our cry,
Our earthly rulers falter,
Our people drift and die,
The walls of gold entomb us,
The swords of scorn divide,
Take not thy thunder from us,
But take away our pride."

G. K. Chesterton:  English Hymnal