Hymn
Father, Hear the Prayer We Offer
Father, hear the prayer we offer!
Not for ease that prayer shall be,
But for strength that we may ever
Live our lives courageously.
Not for ever by still waters
Would we idly quiet stay;
But would smite the living fountains
From the rocks along our way.
Be our strength in hours of weakness,
In our wanderings, be our guide;
Through endeavor, failure, danger,
Father, be thou at our side!
Father, Hear the Prayer We Offer — Text from Laudes Domini, 1884. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/father-hear-the-prayer-we-offer
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Father, Hear the Prayer We Offer?
The words of Father, Hear the Prayer We Offer were written by Love M. Whitcomb Willis; the version here was published in 1884.
Is Father, Hear the Prayer We Offer public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Laudes Domini, published in 1884. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Father, Hear the Prayer We Offer?
Father, Hear the Prayer We Offer is in 8.7.8.7. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Come, Thou long expected Jesus, Jesus, Full of All Compassion and Savior, Who Thy flock art feeding.