Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

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Dear Lord and Father of mankind

Author: John Greenleaf Whittier (1872)
Tune: REST (Maker)
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	Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

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	Abide With Us

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	The Hush of Midnight

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1 Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
forgive our foolish ways;
re-clothe 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.

Source: Ancient and Modern: hymns and songs for refreshing worship #621a

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Author: John Greenleaf Whittier

Whittier, John Greenleaf, the American Quaker poet, was born at Haverhill, Massachusetts, Dec. 17, 1807. He began life as a farm-boy and shoemaker, and subsequently became a successful journalist, editor and poet. In 1828 he became editor of the American Manufacturer (Boston), in 1830 of the New England Review, and an 1836 (on becoming Secretary to the American Anti-Slavery Society) of the Pennsylvania Freeman. He was also for some time, beginning with 1847, the corresponding editor of the National Era. In 1840 he removed to Amesbury, Massachusetts, where most of his later works have been written. At the present time [1890] he lives alternately at Amesbury and Boston. His first poetical piece was printed in the Newburyport Free Press in 182… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Dear Lord and Father of mankind
Title:	Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
Author:	John Greenleaf Whittier (1872)
Meter:	8.6.8.8.6
Place of Origin:	United States
Language:	English
Notes:	French translation: "Pardonne, O Dieu, les vains tourments" by Edmond Budry; German translation: "Vergib, O Vather, gnädiglich" by Cornelie Lechler; Spanish translations: See "O Padre de la humanidad" by Nicolas Martínez, "O Padre de la humanidad" by Sebastian L. Hernández
Copyright:	Public Domain

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REST (Maker)

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