CXLIX. Father of all! thy care we bless

1 Father of all! thy care we bless,
Which crowns our families with peace:
From thee they spring, and by thy hand
They have been, and are still, sustain'd.

2 To God, most worthy to be prais'd,
Be our domestick altars raise';
Who, Lord of heav'n, scorns not to dwell
With saints in their obscurest cell.

3 To thee may each united house
With joy present its grateful vows;
Our servants, there, and rising race,
Be taught thy precepts and thy grace.

4 O may each future age proclaim
The honours of thy glorious name!
While, pleas'd and thankful, we remove
To join the family above.

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First Line: Father of all! thy care we bless
Language: English
Publication Date: 1789
Topic: Baptism: Family Devotion
Notes: Now Public Domain.
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