The President's Hymn

The President's Hymn Song & Chorus. Words by Dr. Muhlenburg. Music by J.W. Turner.

BOSTON. Published by Oliver Ditson & Co. 277 Washington St.

Cin. J. Church Jr. N. York. W.A. Pond & Co. Boston. J.C. Haynes & Co. Philada. J.E. gould.

Entered according to act of Congress AD 1863 by O. Ditson & Co. in the clerk's office of the Dist' court of Mass.

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THE PRESIDENT'S HYMN. Words by Dr. Muhlenburg. Music by J.W. Turner.

Maestoso.

1. Give thanks, all ye people, give thanks to the Lord, Alleluias

3. For the nation's wide table, o'erflowingly spread, Where the

5. Of commerce and traffic, ye princes behold Your

7. Nor shall ye through our borders, ye stricken of heart, Only

of freedom, with joyful accord; Let the East and the West, North and

many have feasted, and all have been fed, With no bondage, their God-given

riches from Him whose the silver and gold; Happier children of labor, true

wailing your dead, in the joy have no part; God's solace be yours, and for

South, roll along, Sea mountain and prairie, One thanksgiving song.

rights to enthral, But Liberty guarded by Justice for all.

lords of the soil, Bless the great Master Workman, who blesseth our toil.

you there shall flow All that honor and sympathy's gifts can bestow.

Note. This piece may be sung entirely as a chorus by the different voices singing the accompaniment.

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CHORUS.

AIR. ALTO. Give thanks, all ye people, give thanks to the Lord, Alleluias of freedom, with

TENOR. BASS. Give thanks, all ye people, give thanks to the Lord, Alleluias of freedom, with

joyful accord.

joyful accord.

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2. For the sunshine and rainfall, enriching again Our

4. In the realms of the Anvil, the Loom and the Plow, Whose the

6. Brave men of our forces, Lifeguard of our coasts, To your

8. In the Domes of Messiah, ye worshipping throngs, Solemn

9. Our guilt and transgressions remember no more; Peace,

acres of myriads, with treasures of grain; For the earth still unloading her

mines and the fields to Him gratefully bow; His the flocks and the herds, sing ye

Leader be loyal, Jehovah of Hosts; Glow the Stripes and the Stars aye with

litanies mingle with jubilant songs; The Ruler of Nations beseeching

Lord! righteous Peace, of Thy gift we implore; And the Banner of Union, restored

manifold wealth, For the Skies beaming vigor, the Winds breathing health!

hillsides and vales. On his Ocean domains chant His Name with the gales.

victory bright, Reflecting His glory; He crowneth the right.

to spare, And our Empire still keep the Elect of his care.

by Thy Hand, Be the Banner of Freedom o'er All in the Land.