Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New ‎#144

144. Dear Lord and Father of mankind

1 Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
forgive our foolish ways!
Re-clothe us in our rightful mind,
in purer lives thy service find,
in deeper rev'rence praise,
in deeper rev'rence praise.

2 In simple trust like theirs who heard
beside the Syrian sea,
the gracious calling of the Lord,
let us, like them, without a word
rise up and follow thee,
rise up and follow thee.

3 O Sabbath rest by Galilee!
O calm of hills above,
where Jesus knelt to share with thee
the silence of eternity,
interpreted by love!
Interpreted by love!

4 Drop thy still dews of quietness,
till all our strivings cease;
take from our souls the strain and stress,
and let our ordered lives confess
the beauty of thy peace,
the beauty of thy peace.

5 Breathe through the heats of our desire
thy coolness and thy balm;
let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
speak through the earthquake, wind and fire,
O still small voice of calm!
O still small voice of calm!

Text Information

• First Line: Dear Lord and Father of mankind
• Title: Dear Lord and Father of mankind
• Author: John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807-1892
• Meter: 86 88 6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  1 Kings 19:9-18
  ;
  John 1:35-39
  ;
  Luke 5:11-12
  ;
  Mark 1:16-20
  ;
  Matthew 4:18-22
• Topic: Gradual Hymn; Lent; Temptation, Penitence and Forgiveness; The Wholeness of Creation; Year A: Epiphany 3; Year A: Proper 14; Year B: Proper 3; Year B: Third Sunday Before Advent; Year C: Proper 1; Year C: Proper 8

Tune Information

• Name: REPTON
• Composer: Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1848-1918
• Meter: 86 88 6
• Key: E♭ Major