CPWI Hymnal ‎#14

14. Father Divine, I come to thee

1 Father Divine, I come to thee,
I yield, a captive, to thy sway,
that love’s gold chain may set me free
for all the burden of the day.

2 I come not to avoid my care,
I come not to desert the strife;
I come to seek new strength to bear,
I fly to find new power for life.

3 Many there be that seek thy face
to meet the hour of parting breath,
but ’tis for earth I need thy grace—
life is more solemn still than death.

4 When morning gilds the porch of day,
I feel so vile amid the glow
that I should faint, didst thou not say:
I make thee whiter than the snow.

5 When noontide brings its work to all,
I find my task so hard to be,
that I should sink, didst thou not call,
my strength is perfected in thee.

6 When darkness leads the world to rest;
the silent burden of the night
would crush; but for thy message blest:
at evening time there shall be light.

7 O may these streams of golden light
to all my desert way be given,
till faith itself is lost in sight,
and days on earth be days of heaven.

Text Information

• First Line: Father Divine, I come to thee
• Author: George Matheson, 1842-1906
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Topic: Hymns for the Church Year: Evening

Tune Information

• Name: MOTHERLAND
• Composer: T. Hutchinson, 1912-
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: © untraced