A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy ‎#214

214. Father of all! whose cares extend

1 Father of all! whose cares extend
To earth's remotest shore:
Through ev'ry age let praise ascend,
And ev'ry clime adore.

2 If I am right, thy grace impart,
Still in the right to stay;
If I am wrong, O teach my heart,
To find that better way!

3 What conscience dictates to be done,
Or warns me not to do:
This, teach me more than hell to shun;
That, more than heav'n pursue.

4 Save me alike from foolish pride,
Or impious discontent
At aught thy wisdom has deny'd,
Or aught thy goodness lent.

5 Let not this weak unknowing hand
Presume thy bolts to throw,
And deal damnation round the land
On each I judge thy foe.

6 Teach me to feel another's woe,
To hide the fault I see.
That mercy I to others show,
That mercy show to me.

7 This day be bread and peace my lot:--
All else beneath the sun,
Thou know'st if best bestow'd or not;
And let thy will be done.

8 to thee, whose temple is all space;
Whose altar, earth, sea, skies:
One chorus let all beings raise,
All nature's incense rise!

Text Information

• First Line: Father of all! whose cares extend
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1814
• Topic: Supplication for the Divine Favour and Assistance

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