Common Praise ‎#411

411. 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: 2000
• Scripture:
  1 Kings 19:11-12
  ;
  1 Samuel 26:1
  ;
  Mark 1:16-20
  ;
  Mark 6:46
  ;
  1 Corinthians 14:33
  ;
  Luke 5:16
  ;
  Mark 1:35
  ;
  Mark 5:15
• Topic: Epiphany III: Year A; Fifth Sunday Before Lent: Year C; Ash Wednesday; Proper 7: Year C; Proper 21: Year B; Lent

Tune Information

• Name: REPTON
• Arranger: C. H. H. Parry, 1848-1918
• Meter: 86 88 6
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Oratorio Judith
• Notes: A version for manuals only is at 414b