Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#467

467. Dear Lord and Father of mankind

1 Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
Forgive our foolish ways;
Reclothe us in our rightful mind,
In purer lives thy service find,
In deeper reverence, 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. A-men.

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 heats of our desire
Thy coolness and thy balm;
Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still small voice of calm!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Dear Lord and Father of mankind
• Author: John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807 - 92
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Lent; The Church: Worship - The Lord's Day; The Life in Christ: Repentance and Faith; The Life In Christ: The Inner Life

Tune Information

• Name: REST
• Composer: Frederick C. Maker, 1844 - 1927
• Meter: 8 6, 8 8 6.
• Key: D Major