1 LORD, while for all mankind we pray Of every clime and coast, O hear us for our native land, The land we love the most. 2 Our fathers’ sepulchers are here, And here our kindred dwell, Our children too; how should we love, Another land so well? 3 O guard our shores from every foe; With peace our borders bless; With prosperous times our cities crown, Our fields with plenteousness. 4 Unite us in the sacred love Of knowledge, truth, and thee; And let our hills and valleys shout The songs of liberty. 5 Lord of the nations, thus to thee Our country we commend; Be thou her refuge and her trust, Her everlasting Friend.