God of Our Fathers, Known of Old

<p>Nations founded on or embracing Christian values will likely stray from those values as time goes on. &nbsp;This is particularly true when one of the seven deadly sins, pride, creeps into the national consciousness. &nbsp;Such was the case in 1897, the year of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, when the great poet, Rudyard Kipling, wrote God of Our Fathers, Known of Old. &nbsp;Though not a particularly religious man, Kipling called on his countrymen to remember Who it was that made England great; "Lest we forget, lest we forget." &nbsp;Is this where we find ourselves today?</p> <p>Article taken from <strong>Living Stories of Famous Hymns</strong> by Ernest K. Emurian. Copyright © 1955 by Baker Book House Company. Used by permission of Baker Book House Company.</p>