The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11314

11314. Thou Who Canst Never Change Nor Fail

1 Thou who canst never change nor fail,
Guiding the hours as they roll by,
Brightening with beams the morning pale
And glowing warm in the midday sky.

2 Quench Thou the fire of hate and strife,
The wasting fever of the heart;
From perils guard our feeble life
And to our souls Thy peace impart.

3 Grant this, O Father, only Son,
And Holy Spirit, God of grace,
To whom all glory, Three in One,
Be giv’n in every time and place.

Text Information

• First Line: Thou who canst never change nor fail
• Title: Thou Who Canst Never Change Nor Fail
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Adapted from the daily hymn for the midday office of Sext in the Roman Breviary and in the Benedictine Rite (Rector Potens, Verax Deus).
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: REDMOND, in "Church Hymns with Tunes," edited by Arthur S. Sullivan (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1874)

Tune Information

• Name: GREEN MOUNTAINS
• Composer: Anonymous (1915)
• Meter: LM
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain