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Hear Our Prayer

Hear us, heavenly Father, Thou whose gentle care

Author: Anonymous
Tune: [Hear us, heavenly Father] (Adcock)
Published in 53 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 Hear us, heavenly Father,
Thou whose gentle care
Tends the young and feeble,
Hear our simple prayer.
Hear our prayer, Father, hear.

2 Pardon our offenses;
Guard us from all ill;
Make us, like true children,
Love Thy holy will.
Hear our prayer, Father, hear.

3 Let not sin beguile us
From Thy paths to stray;
But with Thy great mercy
Keep us night and day.
Hear our prayer, Father, hear.

Amen.


Source: African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #553

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Author: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Hear us, heavenly Father, Thou whose gentle care
Title: Hear Our Prayer
Author: Anonymous
Meter: 6.5.6.5.3.3
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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The Cyber Hymnal #2661
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