Laudes Domini #783
Display Title: "Humble Thoughts" First Line: Our Father, hear our longing prayer Date: 1884
Laudes Domini #783
1 Our Father, hear our longing prayer.
And help this prayer to flow,
That humble thoughts, which are thy care,
May live in us and grow.
2 For lowly hearts shall understand
The peace, the calm delight
Of dwelling in thy heavenly land,
A pleasure in thy sight.
3 Give us humility, that so
Thy reign may come within,
And when thy children homeward go,
We too may enter in.
4 Hear us, our Saviour! ours thou art,
Though we are not like thee;
Give us thy Spirit in our heart,
Large, lowly, trusting, free.
Source: Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs ancient and modern #783
Macdonald, George, LL.D., was born at Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Dec. 10, 1824, and educated at King's College, Aberdeen, where he graduated M.A., and from which he afterwards received the honorary degree of LL.D. For a brief time he studied for the Congregational ministry at Highbury College, London, and then became the Minister of the Congregational Church at Arundel, Sussex (1850-53). He afterwards preached for a short time to a small company at Manchester and Bolton. Relinquishing the ministry, he became Lecturer on English Literature at King's College, London, and ultimately gave himself up entirely to literary work. Dr. Macdonald has acquired a great reputation by means of his works of fiction, most of which were originally contributed to… Go to person page >| First Line: | Our Father, hear our longing prayer |
| Author: | George Macdonald (1855) |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
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