The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#222

222. Father of Lights, Eternal Lord

1 Father of lights, eternal Lord,
To Thee be thanks and praise,
Who gavest us Thy Holy Word
To guide our earthly ways.

2 How gently in this precious Word
Thy Spirit speaks to mine!
O Father, there Thy voice is heard
By every child of Thine.

3 A pilgrim in this far-off land,
I in that light rejoice,
Wherein I see Thy guiding hand,
And hear Thy heavenly voice.

4 True faith in Thee and in Thy Word,
With deeds of Christian love,
And peace with heaven and earth, O Lord,
Shall me Thy servant prove.

5 In Thee our Father's will we praise,
Our Saviour we adore,
The same to-day and all our days,
Now and for evermore.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Father of lights, eternal Lord
• Title: Father of Lights, Eternal Lord
• Author: Johann Olof Wallin (1816)
• Translator: Fred N. From
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: The Means of Grace: The Word; Epiphany, Fifth Sunday; Trinity, Eighth Sunday

Tune Information

• Name: NUN DANKET ALL' UND BRINGET EHR (STÖRL)
• Composer: Johann Georg Christian Störl (1710)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: D Major