Text: | Dear Lord and Father of Mankind |
Author: | John G. Whittier, 1807-1892 |
Tune: | REST (ELTON) |
Composer: | Frederick D. Maker, 1844-1927 |
1 Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
Forgive our foolish ways;
Reclothe us in our rightful mind,
In purer lives Thy service find,
In deeper reverence, praise.
2 In simple trust like theirs who heard,
Beside the Syrian sea,
The gracious calling of the Lord,
Let us, like them, without a word
Rise up and follow Thee.
3 O Sabbath rest by Galilee!
O calm of hills above,
Where Jesus knelt to share with Thee
The silence of eternity,
Interpreted by love!
4 Drop Thy still dews of quietness,
Till all our strivings cease;
Take from our souls the strain and stress,
And let our ordered lives confess
The beauty of Thy peace.
5 Breathe through the heats of our desire
Thy coolness and Thy balm;
Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire:
Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still small voice of calm!
AMEN.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Dear Lord and Father of mankind |
Title: | Dear Lord and Father of Mankind |
Author: | John G. Whittier, 1807-1892 |
Meter: | 8 6 8 8 6 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1999 |
Topic: | Glorifying God |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | REST (ELTON) |
Composer: | Frederick D. Maker, 1844-1927 |
Meter: | 8 6 8 8 6 |
Key: | D Major |