The Hymnbook ‎#416

416. Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

1 Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
Forgive our foolish ways;
Reclothe us in our rightful mind,
In purer lives Thy service find,
In deeper reverence, praise.

2 In simple trust like theirs who heard,
Beside the Syrian sea,
The gracious calling of the Lord,
Let us, like them, without a word
Rise up and follow Thee.

3 O Sabbath rest by Galilee,
O calm of hills above,
Where Jesus knelt to share with Thee
The silence of eternity,
Interpreted by love!

4 Drop Thy still dews of quietness,
Till all our strivings cease;
Take from our souls the strain and stress,
And let our ordered lives confess
The beauty of Thy peace.

5 Breathe through the heats of our desire
Thy coolness and Thy balm;
Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still, small voice of calm!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Dear Lord and Father of mankind
• Title: Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
• Author: John Greenleaf Whittier (1872)
• Meter: 8. 6. 8. 8. 6.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 30:15
  ;
  Hebrews 4:9
• Topic: Christ: Call, Answering His; Christ: Way, The; Comfort; Inner Life, The; Peace, Spiritual; Life in Christ: Peace
• Copyright: Words used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Company, authorized publishers.

Tune Information

• Name: REST
• Composer: Frederick C. Maker (1887)
• Meter: 8. 6. 8. 8. 6.
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Music copyright by The Psalms & Hymns Trust. Used by permission.