ELHB Hymn 300
O bless, Thou heavenly Potentate
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300. O bless, Thou heavenly Potentate
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1 O bless, Thou heavenly Potentate,
With wisdom, strength, the powers of state,
That wrong and violence may cease,
And Church and home abide in peace.
With wisdom, strength, the powers of state,
That wrong and violence may cease,
And Church and home abide in peace.
2 Bless rich and poor, the great and small,
Both friend and foe; Lord, bless Thou all
The family on earth in love,
And fit all for Thy home above.
Both friend and foe; Lord, bless Thou all
The family on earth in love,
And fit all for Thy home above.
3 Thus, with Thy blessing on each hand,
Will peace and plenty fill the land,
And righteousness spring from the earth,
And life below have higher worth.
Will peace and plenty fill the land,
And righteousness spring from the earth,
And life below have higher worth.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #300