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Father of mercy, Father of love!

Author: John Page Hopps Meter: 11.10.11.10.9.11 Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: Hark, hark, my soul! Used With Tune: FFIGYSBREN

O Thou Great Friend

Author: Theodore Parker Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 113 hymnals First Line: O Thou great friend to all the sons of men Lyrics: 1. O Thou great friend to all the sons of men, Who once appeared in humblest guise below, Sin to rebuke, to break the captive’s chain, To call the brethren forth from want and woe. 2. Thee would I sing: Thy truth is still the light Which guides the nations groping on their way, Stumbling and falling in disastrous night, Yet hoping ever for the perfect day. 3. Yes, Thou art still the life; Thou art the way The holiest know—light, life and way of Heav’n; And they who dearest hope and deepest pray Toil by the truth, life, way that Thou hast giv’n. Used With Tune: FFIGYSBREN

Thy Kingdom Come! O Lord, We Daily Cry

Author: Henry W. Hawkes, 1843-1917 Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: "Thy kingdom come!" O Lord, we daily cry Used With Tune: FFIGYSBREN

Friend of the Home

Author: Howell E. Lewis Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 17 hymnals First Line: Friend of the home: as when in Galilee Lyrics: 1. Friend of the home: as when in Galilee The mothers brought their little ones to Thee, So we, dear Lord, would now the children bring, And seek for them the shelter of Thy wing. 2. Thine are they, by Thy love’s eternal claim, Thine we baptize them in the threefold name; Yet not the sign we trust, Lord, but the grace That in Thy fold prepared the lambs a place. 3. Lord, may Thy Church, as with a mother’s care, For Thee the lambs within her bosom bear; And grant, as morning grows to noon, that they Still in her love and holy service stay. 4. Draw through the child the parents nearer Thee, Endue their home with growing sanctity; And gather all, by earthly homes made one, In Heaven, O Christ, when earthly days are done. Used With Tune: FFIGYSBREN