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Williamston 7s & 6s

By Robert Kelley

Key
F♯ minor
Type
Plain tune
Time signature
3
4
Composed
2010
Text
Gilbert Keith Chesterton, 1906

Text

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.

 

From all that terror teaches,

From lies of tongue and pen,

From all the easy speeches

That comfort cruel men,

 

From sale and profanation

Of honor, and the sword,

From sleep and from damnation,

Deliver us, good Lord!