God of the strong, God of the weak
God of the strong, God of the weak. Richard Watson Gilder* (1844-1909).
Published in ‘In the Hights’ (1905; so spelt in the edition of Gilder’s poems) with the title ‘Hymn written for the service in memory of Dr J.L.M. Curry, held by the Southern Education Conference, Richmond, Virginia, April 26, 1903’. It had six stanzas, celebrating the commitment of Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry (1825-1903) to the cause of free education in the southern states. Most hymnbooks print a four-stanza text:
God of the strong, God of the weak. Lord of all lands, and our own land;Light of our souls, from Thee we seek Light from Thy light, strength from Thy hand.
In suffering Thou hast made us one, In mighty...
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