Voices United ‎#608

608. Dear God, Who Loves All Humankind

1 Dear God, who loves all humankind,
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!

Text Information

• First Line: Dear God, who loves all humankind
• Title: Dear God, Who Loves All Humankind
• Author: John Greenleaf Whittier (1872, alt.)
• Meter: 8 6 8 8 6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Church in the World: Renewal: Healing; Calling and Response; Calmness and Serenity; Consecration; Discipleship and Service; Forgiveness; Forgiveness from God; Healing; Jesus Christ: Call of; Peace (Inner, Calmness, Serenity; Prayer; Renewal; Repentance; Rest; Reverence/Wonder Before God; Service; Service Music: Invitation to Prayer; Surrender; Trust; Epiphany 3: Year A; Proper 13: Year A; Proper 14: Year A; Epiphany 3: Year B; Proper 12: Year B; Epiphany 5: Year C; Proper 7: Year C; Proper 11: Year C; Proper 19: Year C; Proper 20: Year C
• Notes: Alt tune: REPTON

Tune Information

• Name: REST
• Composer: Frederick Charles Maker (1887)
• Meter: 8 6 8 8 6
• Key: D Major