1 Father of all, to Thee,
With loving hearts we pray,
Through Him, in mercy given,
The Life, the Truth, the Way;
From heaven, Thy throne, in mercy shed
Thy blessings on each bended head.
2 Father of all, to Thee,
Our contrite hearts we raise,
Unstrung by sin and pain,
Long voiceless in Thy praise;
Breathe Thou the silent chords along,
Until they tremble into song.
3 Father of all, to Thee,
we breathe unuttered fears,
Deep-hidden in our souls,
That have no voice but tears;
Take Thou our hand, and through the wild
Lead gently on, each trembling child.
4 Father of all, may we
In praise our tongues employ,
When gladness fills the soul
With deep and hallowed joy;
In storm and calm give us to see
The path of peace, which leads to Thee.
Amen.
The Hymnal: Published by the authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., 1895
First Line: | Father of all, to Thee, With loving hearts we pray |
Author: | John Julian (1874) |
Meter: | 6.6.6.6.8.8 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Father of all, to Thee; With loving hearts we pray. J. Julian. [Lent.] Written in 1874, and published in Thring's Collection, 1882, and again in others.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)