The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#331

331. Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

1 Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
Forgive our fev'rish ways;
Reclothe us in our rightful mind,
In purer lives Thy service find,
In deeper rev'rence, 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 heat of our desire
Thy coolness and Thy balm;
Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
Speak thro' the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still, small voice of calm.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Dear Lord and Father of mankind
• Title: Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
• Author: John G. Whittier
• Author: John Greenleaf Whittier
• Publication Date: 1937

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