Church Book ‎#476

476. Father of our feeble race

1 Father of our feeble race,
Wise, beneficent, and kind!
Spread o'er nature's ample face,
Flows Thy goodness unconfined.

2 Lord, what offerings shall we bring,
At Thine altars when we bow?
Grateful loving hearts, the spring
Whence the kind affections flow:

3 Willing hands to lead the blind,
Bind the wounded, feed the poor;
Love, embracing all our kind;
Charity, with liberal store.

4 Teach us, O Thou heavenly King,
Thus to show our grateful mind;
Thus the accepted offering bring,
Love to Thee and all mankind.

Text Information

• First Line: Father of our feeble race
• Author: John Taylor (1799, a.)
• Meter: 7s.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: The Christian Life: Benevolence; Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Alternate tune: #29 or #63

Tune Information

• Name: PLEYEL
• Meter: 7s.
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Composer from index: Ignaz Pleyel, d. 1831