Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#500

500. Holy Father, in Thy mercy

1 Holy Father, in Thy mercy
Hear our anxious prayer;
Keep our loved ones, now far absent,
'Neath Thy care.

2 Jesus, Saviour, let Thy presence
Be their light and guide;
Keep, O keep them, in their weakness
At Thy side.

3 When in sorrow, when in danger,
When in loneliness,
In Thy love look down and comfort
Their distress.

4 May the joy of Thy salvation
Be their strength and stay;
May they love and may they praise Thee
Day by day.

5 Holy Spirit, let Thy teaching
Sanctify their life;
Send Thy grace that they may conquer
In the strife.

6 Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
God the One in Three,
Bless them, guide them, save them, keep them,
Near to Thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Holy Father, in Thy mercy
• Author: Isabella S. Stephenson (1889)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Times and Seasons: On Land and Sea

Tune Information

• Name: CAIRNBROOK
• Composer: Ebenezer Prout (1887)
• Meter: 8 5, 8 3
• Key: G Major