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O God! Thy children, gathered here,
Thy blessing now we wait;
Thy servant, girded for his work,
Stands at the temple’s gate.
A holy purpose in his heart
Has deepened calm and still;
Now from his childhood’s Nazareth
He comes, to do Thy will.
O Father! keep his soul alive
To every hope of good;
And may his life of love proclaim
Man’s truest brotherhood!
O Father! keep his spirit quick
To every form of wrong;
And in the ear of sin and self
May his rebuke be strong!
And as he doth Christ’s footsteps press,
If e’er his faith grow dim,
Then, in the dreary wilderness,
Thine angels strengthen him!
And give him in Thy holy work
Patience to wait Thy time,
And, toiling still with man, to breathe
The soul’s serener clime.
O grant him many hearts to lead
Into Thy perfect rest;
Bless Thou him, Father, and his flock:
Bless! and they shall be blest!
Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #384
First Line: | O God, thy children gathered here |
Author: | Samuel Longfellow |
Instances (1 - 16 of 16) | Title | First Line | Tune | Tune Key | Author | Meter | Scripture | Date | Subject | Source | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #384 | Ordination Hymn | O God! Thy children, gathered here | C. M. | 1866 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #384 | O God! Thy children, gathered here | O God! Thy children, gathered here | 1848 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
Church Choral-Book: containing tunes and hymns for congregational singing, and adapted to choirs and social worship #205 | O God! thy children gathered here | O God! thy children gathered here | 1860 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d483 | O God, thy children gathered here | O God, thy children gathered here | Samuel Longfellow | 1878 | |||||||||||||
Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #820 | O God, thy children gathered here | O God, thy children gathered here | Samuel Longfellow | 1883 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #729 | O God! thy children gathered here | O God! thy children gathered here | S. Longfellow | 1868 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Hymnal Amore Dei #376 | O God, thy children gathered here | O God, thy children gathered here | Samuel Longfellow | 1897 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Hymnal, Amore Dei #376 | O God, Thy children gathered here | O God, Thy children gathered here | Rev. Samuel Longfellow, 1819- | 1890 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #355 | O God! thy children gathered here | O God! thy children gathered here | 1853 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #355 | O God! thy children gathered here | O God! thy children gathered here | 1857 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
Hymns of the Church Universal #635 | O God, thy children gathered here | O God, thy children gathered here | Samuel Longfellow | 1890 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Hymns of the Spirit #230 | O God! Thy children, gathered here | O God! Thy children, gathered here | 1864 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
Singers and Songs of the Liberal Faith #446 | O God, thy children gathered here | O God, thy children gathered here | Samuel Longfellow | 1875 | Ordination | | ![]() | |||||||||||
Songs of the Christian Life #385 | O God, Thy children gathered here | O God, Thy children gathered here | Samuel Longfellow | 1912 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
The Harp #774 | O God, thy children gathered here | O God, thy children gathered here | 1856 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
The Ideal Song and Hymn Book #d234 | O God, thy children gathered here | O God, thy children gathered here | Samuel Longfellow | 1909 |