The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13822

13822. Our Children

1 Starting forth on life’s rough way,
Father, guide them;
Oh! we know not what of harm
May betide them;
’Neath the shadow of Thy wing,
Father, hide them;
Waking, sleeping, Lord, we pray,
Go beside them.

2 When in prayer they cry to Thee,
Thou wilt hear them;
From the stains of sin and shame
Thou wilt clear them;
’Mid the quicksands and the rock,
Thou wilt steer them;
In temptation, trial, grief,
Be Thou near them.

3 Unto Thee we give them up—
Lord, receive them;
In the world we know must be
Much to grieve them—
Many striving oft and strong
To deceive them;
Trustful, in Thy hands of love
We must leave them.

Text Information

• First Line: Starting forth on life’s rough way
• Title: Our Children
• Author: Jennie F. Willing
• Meter: 74.74 D
• Source: The Choral Song Book by William M. Lawrence and Frederic H. Pease (New York/Chicago: Rand, McNally, 1905)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CARLSBAD
• Composer: George Alexander Macfarren, 1813-1887
• Meter: 74.74 D
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain