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| Text: | Dear Lord and Father Of Mankind |
| Author: | John G. Whittier |
| Tune: | ELTON |
| Composer: | Frederick C. Maker |
1 Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
Forgive our fev'rish 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 thro' the heats of our desire
Thy coolness and Thy balm;
Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
Speak thro' 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 G. Whittier |
| Meter: | 8. 6. 8. 8. 6. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1934 |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | ELTON |
| Composer: | Frederick C. Maker |
| Meter: | 8. 6. 8. 8. 6. |
| Key: | C Major |
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