The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#529a

529a. Father, hear Thy children's call

Part I:

1 Father, hear Thy children's call;
Humbly at Thy feet we fall,
Prodigals, confessing all:
We beseech Thee, hear us.

2 Christ, beneath Thy cross we blame
All our life of sin and shame;
Penitent, we breathe Thy Name:
We beseech Thee, hear us.

3 Holy Spirit, grieved and tried,
Oft forgotten and defied,
Now we mourn our stubborn pride:
We beseech Thee, hear us.

4 Love, that caused us first to be,
Love, that bled upon the tree,
Love, that draws us lovingly:
We beseech Thee, hear us.

5 We Thy call have disobeyed,
Into paths of sin have strayed,
And repentance have delayed:
We beseech Thee, hear us.

6 Sick, we come to Thee for cure,
Guilty, seek Thy mercy sure,
Evil, long to be made pure:
We beseech Thee, hear us.

7 Blind, we pray that we may see,
Bound, we pray to be made free,
Stained, we pray for sanctity:
We beseech Thee, hear us.

8 Thou who hear'st each contrite sigh,
Bidding sinful souls draw nigh,
Willing not that one should die,
We beseech Thee, hear us.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Father, hear Thy children's call
• Title: Father, hear Thy children's call
• Author: Rev. Thomas B. Pollock (1875)
• Meter: 7.7.7.6.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1892
• Topic: Litany of Penitence; Parochial Missions; Penitence
• Notes: Tune name in index: LITANY NO. 8

Tune Information

• Name: [Father, hear Thy children's call]
• Composer: E. H. Russell
• Meter: 7.7.7.6.
• Key: G Major