Thou, who a tender Parent art

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Thou, who a tender Parent art

Tune: NAOMI (Nägeli)
Published in 12 hymnals

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1 Thou who a tender Father art,
Regard a parent's plea;
Our children with a parent's heart
We, Lord, commend to Thee.

2 Our children are our greatest care,
A charge which Thou hast given;
In all Thy graces let them share,
And all the joys of heaven.

3 If a centurion could succeed,
Who for his servant cried,
O grant us faith like his to plead
For those more near allied.

4 On us Thou hast bestowed Thy grace,
And ours, as Father kind,
And heaven is our dwelling place;
O leave not one behind!

5 Vouchsafe Thy blessing here below
For our remaining days,
And when to brighter worlds we go,
We'll give Thee endless praise.

Amen.

Source: The Hymnal and Order of Service #536

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First Line:	Thou, who a tender Parent art
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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NAOMI (Nägeli)

NAOMI was a melody that Lowell Mason (PHH 96) brought to the United States from Europe and arranged as a hymn tune; the arrangement was first published in the periodical Occasional Psalm and Hymn Tunes (1836). Some scholars have attributed the original melody to Johann G. Nageli (PHH 315), but there…

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