The Church Hymnal ‎#78

78. Dear Lord and Father of man-kind

1 Dear Lord and Father of man-kind,
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.

Text Information

• First Line: Dear Lord and Father of man-kind
• Author: J. G. Whittier
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1920
• Topic: The Christian Year: Sundays Before Lent
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: REST
• Composer: F. C. Maker
• Meter: 8.6.8.8.6.
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Public Domain.