Hymns of Faith ‎#379

379. 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
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1980
• Scripture:
  1 Kings 19:12
  ;
  Matthew 4:20
  ;
  Luke 8:35
• Topic: Meditation; Prayer: Hymns of

Tune Information

• Name: [Dear Lord and Father of mankind]
• Composer: Frederick C. Maker
• Key: C Major