The Worshiping Church ‎#591

591. 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.

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!

Text Information

• First Line: Dear Lord and Father of mankind
• Title: Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
• Author: John G. Whittier (1872)
• Meter: 8.6.8.8.6.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  Matthew 4:18-22
  ;
  Mark 1:16-20
  ;
  Luke 6:1-12
  ;
  Luke 8:35
• Topic: Stress; Anxiety; Burdens; Jesus Christ: Presence of; Inner Peace; Serenity

Tune Information

• Name: REST
• Composer: Frederick C. Maker (1887)
• Meter: 8.6.8.8.6.
• Key: C Major