Our Father, by Whose Name

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1 Our Father, by whose name
All fatherhood is known,
In love divine you claim
Each fam'ly as your own.
Bless mothers, fathers, guarding well,
With constant love as sentinel,
The homes in which your people dwell.

2 O Christ, yourself a child
Within an earthly home,
With heart still undefiled
You did to manhood come.
Our children bless in ev'ry place
That they may all behold your face
And, knowing you, may grow in grace.

3 O Holy Spirit, bind
Our hearts in unity,
And teach us how to find
The love from self set free.
In all our hearts such love increase
That ev'ry home by this release
May be the dwelling-place of peace.

Source: Christian Worship: a Lutheran hymnal #501

Author: Bland Tucker

Francis Bland Tucker (1895–1984) was born in Norfolk, Virginia. A Bible scholar, priest and hymn composer, he was educated at the University of Virginia and the Virginia Theological Seminary. Tucker served on the two commissions, forty-two years apart, that revised hymnals of the Episcopal Church. The 1982 Episcopal Convention overwhelmingly approved the revised Hymnal which includes 17 of Tucker's contributions. Among these are the texts, "Oh, Gracious Light" (Hymns 25-26), "Father, we thank thee who hast planted" (Hymns 302-303), and his original text, "Our Father, by whose Name" (Hymn 587). Only John Mason Neale is credited with more items in the 1982 Hymnal. Tucker was also a theological advisor to the commission that produced the 197… Go to person page >

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Christian Worship: a Lutheran hymnal #501Text
Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #187Text
Evangelical Lutheran Worship #640Image
Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #587TextImage
Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Standard Edition #505
Lutheran Service Book #863Text
Rejoice in the Lord #522Text
The United Methodist Hymnal #447TextImage
The Worshiping Church #393TextImage
Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #555Text