Ancient and Modern ‎#621a

621a. 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 reverence 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 O Sabbath rest by Galilee!
O calm of hills above,
where Jesus knelt to share with thee
the silence of eternity,
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.

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.

Text Information

• First Line: Dear Lord and Father of mankind
• Author: John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)
• Meter: 86 88 6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  1 Kings 19:7-18
  ;
  Mark 5:1-15
  ;
  Luke 5:1-11
• Topic: Children and All-Age Worship; Church Year: Lent; Discipleship; Forgiveness; God: peace of; Jesus: Life and Ministry; Penitence; Proper 11: Year B; Proper 14: Year A; Proper 22: Year C; Renewal; The Third Sunday of Epiphany: Year A; Lent

Tune Information

• Name: REPTON
• Composer: Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918)
• Meter: 86 88 6
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: From the oratorio Judith
• Notes: A version for manuals only is found at 621ii.