Hymn
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
Forgive our fev'rish ways;
Reclothe us in our rightful mind,
In purer lives Thy service find,
In deeper rev'rence, praise.
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.
O Sabbath rest by Galilee!
O calm of hills above,
Where Jesus knelt to share with Thee
The silence of eternity,
Interpreted by love!
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.
Breathe through the heat of our desire
Thy coolness and Thy balm;
Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
Speak thro' the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still, small voice of calm.
Amen.
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind — Text from The Hymnal and Order of Service, 1926. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/dear-lord-and-father-of-mankind
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Dear Lord and Father of Mankind?
The words of Dear Lord and Father of Mankind were written by John Greenleaf Whittier; the version here was published in 1926. The library holds 4 more hymns by John Greenleaf Whittier, including Immortal Love, for ever full and A Present Savior.
Is Dear Lord and Father of Mankind public domain?
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What is the metre of Dear Lord and Father of Mankind?
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind is in 8.6.8.8.6. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Land of Rest.