Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#424

424. My father! cheering name!

1 My Father! cheering name!
Oh, may I call Thee mine?
Give me with humble hope to claim
A portion so divine.

2 Whate'er Thy will denies,
I calmly would resign;
For Thou art just, and good, and wise:
O bend my will to Thine!

3 Whate'er Thy will ordains,
O give me strength to bear;
Still let me know a Father reigns,
And trust a Father's care.

4 Thy ways are little known
To my weak, erring sight;
Yet shall my soul, believing, own,
That all Thy ways are right.

Text Information

• First Line: My father! cheering name!
• Meter: S. M. No. 3
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Christian Life and Hope: The Walk of Godliness: Cross and Consolation
• Source: New York Collection, 1830, Isaac Watts of Anna Steele

Tune Information

• Name: PARAH
• Composer: Lowell Mason, Mus. Doc., 1792-1872
• Meter: S. M. No. 3
• Key: G Major