The Service Hymnal ‎#426

426. Lord, Who Ordainest for Mankind

1 Lord, who ordainest for mankind
Benignant toils and tender cares,
We thank Thee for the ties that bind
The mother to the child she bears.

2 We thank Thee for the hopes that rise
Within her heart, as day by day
The dawning soul, from those young eyes,
Looks with a clearer, steadier ray.

3 And, grateful for the blessing given
With that dear infant on her knee,
She trains the eye to look to heaven,
The voice to lisp a prayer to Thee.

4 Such thanks the blessed Mary gave
When from her lap the Holy Child,
Sent from on high to seek and save
The lost of earth, looked up and smiled.

5 All-Gracious! grant to those who bear
A mother’s charge the strength and light
To guide the feet that own their care
In ways of love and truth and right.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, who ordainest for mankind
• Title: Lord, Who Ordainest for Mankind
• Author: William Cullen Bryant
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1935

Tune Information

• Name: ST. HANNAH
• Composer: William M. Runyan