1 Father of all! eternal mind! Immensely good and great! Thy children, form'd and bless'd by thee, Approach thy heav'nly seat.
2 Thy name in hallow'd strains be sung: We join the solemn praise; To thy great name, with heart and tongue, Our cheerful homage raise.
3 Thy mild, thy wise, and righteous reign, Let ev'ry being own: And in our minds, thy work divine, Erect thy gracious throne.
4 As angels in the heav'nly worlds Thy bless'd commands fulfil; So may thy creatures here below Perform thy holy will.
5 On thee we day by day, depend: Our daily wants supply; With truth and virtue feed our souls, That they may never die.
6 Extend thy grace to ev'ry fault; Oh! let thy love forgive. Teach us divine forgiveness too, Nor let resentments live.
7 Where tempting snares bestrew the way, Permit us not to tread; Or turn all real evil far From our unguarded head.
8 Thy sacred name we would adore With cheerful humble mind; And praise thy goodness, pow'r and truth, Eternal, unconfin'd! | The Psalms of David: with hymns and spiritual songs: also, the catechism, confession of faith, and liturgy of the Reformed Church in the Netherlands #H45.III (1789) A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy: for the use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches; to which are added prayers for families and individuals #211 (1814) |