The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6938

6938. Thou Tender, Gracious Father

1. Thou tender, gracious Father,
Who watches over me,
How shall I ever praise Thee,
How love and honor Thee?
Thou guidest me with caution
From every secret snare,
And ’neath Thy wings a refuge
I find in my despair.

2. With raiment, food and shelter,
Whate’er my needs imply,
For soul and body ever,
Do Thou in grace supply.
O Lord, I soon would perish
If aught Thou should exclude;
O could I love Thee better
And prove my gratitude.

3. In childlike, true obedience
Help me to do the right;
May precious be Thy statutes,
Thy yoke be pleasant light!
And when some hardship threatens,
A danger frightens me,
May Thou in all my trials
My present helper be.

4. Thy heart is all compassion,
With love it overflows;
Whate’er of ill betide me,
Thou knowest, and my woes.
Thou dost not sleep nor slumber,
By night nor thru the days;
Thine arms, almighty Father,
Enfold all time and space.

Text Information

• First Line: Thou tender, gracious Father
• Title: Thou Tender, Gracious Father
• Swedish Title: Du ömma fadershjärta
• Author: Kar­o­lina W. San­dell-Berg (1859)
• Translator (from Swedish): Carl O. Dahlen (1925)
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Language: English
• Source: Barens Tidning, 1859, number 3
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: FAR OFF LANDS
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Incipit: 51543 21554 35421
• Key: D Major
• Source: Hem­mets Kor­al Bok, 1921
• Copyright: Public Domain