Moravian Book of Worship ‎#739

739. 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 rev'rence, 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 pulses of desire
thy coolness and thy balm;
let sense be dumb, its heats expire;
speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still, small voice of calm!

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.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  1 Kings 19:11-18
  ;
  Matthew 4:17-25
  ;
  Mark 1:16-20
  ;
  Mark 1:35
  ;
  Mark 5:15
  ;
  Luke 5:1-11
  ;
  John 1:35-42
  ;
  John 14:25-31
  ;
  Ephesians 4:1-24
• Topic: Prayer; Confession of Sin; Peace, inner; Rest

Tune Information

• Name: ELTON (REST)
• Composer: Frederick C. Maker (1887)
• Meter: 8.6.8.8.6.
• Key: D Major