Hymns for the Living Church ‎#407

407. Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

1 Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
Forgive our foolish ways!
Reclothe us in our rightful mind;
In purer lives Thy service find,
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.

3 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.

4 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!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Dear Lord and Father of mankind
• Title: Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
• Author: John G. Whittier (1872)
• Meter: 8 6 8 8 6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1974
• Scripture:
  1 Kings 19:12
  ;
  Matthew 4:20
  ;
  Luke 8:35
• Topic: Peace: Spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: REST
• Composer: Frederick C. Maker (1887)
• Meter: 8 6 8 8 6
• Key: C Major