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O CANADA
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O Canada
Our home and native land
True patriot love
In all Thy sons command
With glowing hearts we see Thee rise
The true north strong and free
From far and wide O Canada
We stand on guard for Thee
chorus:
GOD Keep our land
Glorious and free
O Canada
We stand on guard for thee
O Canada
We stand on guard for thee
Ruler Supreme
Who hearest humble Prayer
Hold our Dominion
In Thy loving care
Help us to find O GOD in Thee
A lasting rich reward
As waiting for The better Day
We ever stand on guard
Let’s consider CANADA’S heritage.
One hundred and forty three years ago the Dominion of Canada came into existence. The term dominion means “sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling in a self-governing nation.” As the Fathers of Confederation met in 1867, a name for its new nation needed to be chosen. It was suggested to call our country the “Kingdom of Canada”; but this did not seem suitable.
Sir Leonard Tilley, Premiere of New Brunswick, proposed “Dominion of Canada”. This idea had come as he had been studying his Bible. He had recently been reading Psalm 72, with verse 8 standing out, “He shall have dominion also from sea to sea…”.
From the very beginning, God Almighty was understood to be our Ruler Supreme; the One Who would keep our land glorious and free. Even the preamble of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which was passed in 1981, states, “Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law…”
Today, there are those who want to remove the true God from His rightful place as the God over us. They want to have a secular society. Secularism is indifferent to, or completely rejects God and religion in public life. It teaches that life without God is normal. Others promote pluralism, which teaches that there are many true beliefs and that all religions have validity. They state that we “cannot impose Christian beliefs upon society.” In effect pluralists give validity to every religion it seems, except for Bible Christianity that rests upon Jesus Christ as Creator and the only Saviour.
As the LORD’S saved people, let us not be swayed by these atheistic/humanistic philosophies. Remember God’s promise to us: “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD”. Psalm 33:12 Only as long as God has dominion over us will we be a land that is “glorious and free.”
Personally, on an individual basis, one can be made glorious and free through the salvation purchased by Jesus Christ for us when He died on Calvary’s Cross for our sins. When Christ shed His blood on that cruel cross it paid the penalty & debt of our sin in full for us. Jesus was then buried and rose from the dead the third day, the victor over death and hell for us.. He was seen by hundreds and is alive for evermore. If you would believe on the Lord Jesus as your own personal Saviour you would have your sins forgiven, be given the gift of righteousness & eternal life; and a home in Heaven for when you die. John 1:12 “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. Romans 8:21 “Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.” Galatians 3:26 “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.”
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