Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#417

417. O holy Lord, content to fill

1 O holy Lord, content to fill
In lowly home the lowliest place,
Thy childhood’s law a mother’s will,
Obedience meek Thy brightest grace;

2 Lead every child that bears Thy Name
To walk in Thine own guileless way,
To dread the touch of sin and shame,
And humbly, like Thyself, obey.

3 Gather Thy lambs within Thine arm,
And gently in Thy bosom bear;
Keep them, O Lord, from hurt and harm,
And bid them rest forever there.

4 So shall they, waiting here below,
Like Thee, their Lord, a little span,
In wisdom and in stature grow,
And favor with both God and man.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O holy Lord, content to fill
• Author: William Walsham How (1871)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Christian Life: The Family

Tune Information

• Name: ABENDS
• Composer: Herbert S. Oakeley (1874)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: A♭ Major