1 God, who made the human family,
Claiming each to be your own,
Let this act be the beginning
Of a life in Christ full-grown.
Grace and strength grant to each parent;
Of their fall keep them aware:
With your love surround your children,
They your life of joy to share.
2 As the Church we live your praises,
Marked for service in your name;
With your Spirit born within us,
We our worlds for Christ reclaim.
And from us, your gathered people,
Prayer and praise is offered new:
By your grace we have been strengthened,
Greater works in faith to do.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | God, who made the human family |
Title: | God, Who Made the Human Family |
Author: | Walter Henry Farquharson, b. 1938 (alt.) |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1994 |
Topic: | Sacraments/Rites: Baptism; Trust in God |
Source: | Alt. by permission |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | OMNI DIE |
Meter: | 87 87 D |
Key: | C Major |
Source: | Trier Gesangbuch, 1695 |