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Hymn: Lord Protect Raith Rovers

HUGH MORRIS

Sunday, March 6th, 2005

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 G D7 G C G
1. Lord protect Raith Rovers come what may,
Em D A D7
Be beside them, lead and guide them as they play,
G G7
We most humbly Thee entreat,
C C7
May they never know defeat,
G D7 G C G
Lord protect Raith Rovers night and day..

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 (Chorus)
G G7 C A
Oh Raith Rovers! Oh Raith Rovers!
G Em D A D7
We will follow them religiously,
G G7
Almighty Lord we Thee beseech,
C C7
Have them practise what we preach,
G Em D7 G
Lord protect Raith Rovers unto all Eternity…

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 2. Lord protect Raith Rovers on the field,
May they be steadfast and true and never yield,
Raithfully we kneel and pray
Each and every Saturday,
Lord wilt Thou forever be their shield..

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 Oh Raith Rovers! Oh Raith Rovers!
We will follow them religiously,
Almighty Lord we Thee beseech,
Have them practise what we preach,
Lord protect Raith Rovers unto all Eternity…

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 3. Lord protect Raith Rovers we implore,
May there be great jubilation should they score,
We give thanks for their Creation
And when they need Salvation,
Lord protect Raith Rovers evermore..

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 Oh Raith Rovers! Oh Raith Rovers!
We will follow them religiously,
Almighty Lord we Thee beseech,
Have them practise what we preach,
Lord protect Raith Rovers unto all Eternity..
Oh Lord protect Raith Rovers unto all Eternity…
Amen.

© Llew Beaton 6 March 2005

Notes

Favourite hymn of the late Jim McHaggis (see “Raith, Hope and Charity”).
Sung at a moderate tempo, with reverence and in hope and expectation.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/hymn-lord-protect-raith-rovers/