Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) ‎#122

122. 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Dear Lord and Father of mankind
• Title: Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
• Author: John G. Whittier (1872)
• Meter: 8.6.88.6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  Matthew 4:18-22
  ;
  Matthew 14:22-23
• Topic: Forgiveness; Prayer: Petitions

Tune Information

• Name: ELTON
• Composer: Frederick C. Maker (1887)
• Meter: 8.6.88.6
• Key: D♭ Major