Author: Charles Coffin, 1676-1749; J. M. Neale, 1818-66 Hymnal: The New English Hymnal #71 (1986) Lyrics: 1 Maker of earth, to thee alone
Perpetual rest belongs;
And those bright choirs around thy throne
May pour their endless songs.
2 But we--ah, holy now no more!
Are doomed to toil and pain;
Yet exiles on an alien shore
May sing their country’s strain.
3 Father, whose promise binds thee still
To heal the suppliant throng,
Grant us to mourn the deeds of ill
That banish us so long;
4 And, while we mourn, in faith to rest
Upon thy love and care,
Till thou restore us with the blest
The song of heaven to share.
5 O God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Holy Ghost,
To thee be praise, great Three in One,
From thy created host. Amen.
Topics: The Christian Year Lent Languages: English Tune Title: DUNFIRMLINE
Maker of earth, to thee alone