Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#621

621. Gracious Father, Guard Thy Children

1 Gracious Father, guard Thy children
From the foe’s destructive power;
Save, O save them, Lord, from falling
In this dark and trying hour.
Thou wilt surely prove Thy people,
All our graces must be tried;
But Thy word illumes our pathway,
And in God we still confide.

2 We are in the time of waiting;
Soon we shall behold our Lord,
Wafted far away from sorrow,
To receive our rich reward.
Keep us, Lord, till Thine appearing,
Pure, unspotted from the world;
Let Thy Holy Spirit cheer us
Till Thy banner is unfurled.

3 With what joyful exultation
Shall the saints Thy banner see,
When the Lord for whom we’ve waited
Shall proclaim the jubilee!
Freedom from this world’s pollutions;
Freedom from all sin and pain;
Freedom from the wiles of Satan,
And from death’s destructive reign

Text Information

• First Line: Gracious Father, guard Thy children
• Title: Gracious Father, Guard Thy Children
• Author: Anon.
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Christan Life: Pilgrimage

Tune Information

• Name: ELLESDIE
• Arr. from: W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
• Arranger: Hubert P. Main (1839-1926) (1873)
• Meter: 8.7..8.7.D.
• Incipit: 11113 22112 22243
• Key: A Major