The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9989

9989. Father Of Men, Thy Care We Bless

1 Father of men, Thy care we bless,
Which crowns our families with peace;
From Thee they spring, and by Thy hand
Their root and branches are sustained.

2 To God, most worthy to be praised,
Be our domestic altars raised;
Who, Lord of Heaven, scorns not to dwell
With saints, in their obscurest cell.

3 To Thee may each united house
Morning and night present its vows;
Our servants there, and rising race
Be taught Thy precepts and Thy grace.

4 O may each future age proclaim
The honors of Thy glorious name,
While pleased, and thankful, we remove
To join the family above.

Text Information

• First Line: Father of men, Thy care we bless
• Title: Father Of Men, Thy Care We Bless
• Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Published posthumously in Hymns Founded on Various Texts in the Holy Scriptures, by Job Orton (J. Eddowes and J. Cotton, 1755)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MARYTON
• Composer: Henry Percy Smith (1874)
• Meter: LM
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Church Hymns with Tunes (London: 1874)