Thou, Lord, through Every Changing Scene

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Lyrics from A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1841

Hymn 58
L.M.
1. Thou, Lord, through ev'ry changing scene,
Hast to the saints a refuge been;
Through every age, eternal God!
Their pleasing home—their safe abode.

2. In thee our fathers sought their rest,
And were with thy protection blest;
Behold their sons, a feeble race!
We come to fill our fathers' place.

3. Through all the thorny paths we tread,
Ere we are numbered with the dead;
When friends desert—and foes invade,
Be thou our all-sufficient aid!

4. And when this pilgrimage is o'er,
And we must dwell on earth no more,
To thee, great God! may we ascend,
And find an everlasting Friend.

5. To thee our infant race we'll leave;
Them may their fathers' God receive;
That voices, ye unformed, may raise
Succeeding hymns of humble praise.