blessed heavenly father humble thanks we raise your strong arm will guide us now through all our days we gather together to ask the lord s blessing he chastens and hastens his will to make known the wicked oppressing now cease from distressing sing praises to his name he forgets not his own beside us to guide us our god with us joining ordaining maintaining his kingdom divine so from the beginning the fight we were winning thou lord was at our side all glory be thine we all do extol thee thou leader triumphant and pray that thou still our defender will be let thy congregation escape tribulation thy name be ever praised may thy name be ever praised with voices united our praises we offer our songs of thanksgiving to you we now raise your strong arm will guide us our god is beside us to you our great redeemer forever forever be praise ever praise make us free ever praise make us free ever forever praise 