Chalice Hymnal ‎#594

594. Dear Lord, and Father of Mankind (Dear God, Embracing Humankind)

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.

* Dear God, embracing humankind

Text Information

• First Line: Dear Lord, and Father of mankind
• Title: Dear Lord, and Father of Mankind (Dear God, Embracing Humankind)
• Author: John Greenleaf Whittier (1872)
• Meter: 86.886
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Topic: Life of Discipleship: Prayer and Guidance; God's Church: Life of Discipleship: Prayer and Guidance; Discipleship; Forgiveness; Prayer; Rest; Serenity; Guidance; Trust

Tune Information

• Name: REST
• Composer: Frederick C. Maker (1887)
• Meter: 86.886
• Key: D Major