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Father, from Whose Hand

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1 Father, from whose hand doth spring,
Ev'ry good and perfect thing,
For the gift of life we raise
Songs of gratitude and praise.

2 Thou hast placed us here on earth
For a high and glorious birth;
And the precious boon hast given
To exchange this world for heaven.

3 Then, O Fount of ev'ry truth,
Guard and guide us in our youth;
Cleanse our souls from ev'ry stain
Take them pure to thee again.

Source: Minnetonka Songs: for Sabbath Schools, compiled especially for the Minnetonka Sabbath-School Assembly #43

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Author: George F. Root

Root, George F., MUS. DOC, born in Sheffield, Berkshire County, Mass., Aug. 30, 1820. He is much more widely known as a composer of popular music than as a hymn writer. Four of his hymns are in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, 1878. Nos. 16, 100, 293, and 297. A sympathetic biographical sketch, with portrait, is in The Tonic Sol-Fa Reporter, Sep. 1886. He died Aug. 6, 1895. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Father, from whose hand doth spring
Title: Father, from Whose Hand
Author: George F. Root
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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A Liturgy for the New Church #d17

A Liturgy for the New Church #d17

A Liturgy for the New Church. 3rd ed. #d17

A Liturgy for the New Church. 3rd ed. #d17
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Chapel Gems for Sunday Schools #65b

Chapel Gems for Sunday Schools #65b
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Chapel Gems for Sunday Schools #65b

Chapel Gems for Sunday Schools #65b

Chapel Gems #d22

Chapel Gems #d22
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Heavenward #131

Heavenward #131
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Little Sacred Songs #145

Little Sacred Songs #145
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Minnetonka Songs #43

Minnetonka Songs #43

The Dove #d11

The Dove #d11

The Prize #d35

The Prize #d35
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The Welcome #33b

The Welcome #33b
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