The Hymnal ‎#367

367. Father in heaven, Who lovest all

Father in heaven, who lovest all,
O help thy children when they call;
That they may build from age to age
An undefilèd heritage.

Teach us to bear the yoke in youth,
With steadfastness and careful truth;
That, in our time, thy grace may give
The truth whereby the nations live.

Teach us to rule ourselves alway,
Controlled and cleanly night and day;
That we may bring, if need arise,
No maimed or worthless sacrifice.

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Teach us to look in all our ends
On thee for Judge and not our friends;
That we, with thee, may walk uncowed
By fear or favour of the crowd.

Teach us the strength that cannot seek,
By deed or thought, to hurt the weak;
That, under thee, we may possess
Man's strength to comfort man's distress.

Teach us delight in simple things,
And mirth that has no bitter springs;
Forgiveness free of evil done,
And love to all men 'neath the sun.

Amen.

(Land of our birth, our faith, our pride,
For whose dear sake our fathers died;
O Motherland, we pledge to thee
Head, heart, and hand through the years to be.)

Text Information

• First Line: Father in heaven, Who lovest all
• Author: Rudyard Kipling (1906)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: School Life; Sunday Schools: Sunday Morning; Sunday Schools: General Use

Tune Information

• Name: PIXHAM
• Composer: Horatio Parker (1901)
• Meter: L.M.
• Incipit: 34555 17654 33376
• Key: E Major