Hymn
Holy Father, Thou hast taught me
Holy Father! Thou hast taught me
I should live to Thee alone;
Year by year Thy hand hath brought me
On through dangers oft unknown.
When I wandered, Thou hast found me;
When I doubted, sent me light;
Still Thine arm has been around me,
All my paths were in Thy sight.
In the world will foes assail me,
Craftier, stronger far than I;
And the strife will never fail me,
Well I know, before I die.
Therefore, Lord, I come, believing
Thou canst give the power I need,
Through the prayer of faith receiving
Strength--the Spirit’s strength, indeed.
I would trust in Thy protecting,
Wholly rest upon Thine arm,
Follow wholly Thy directing,
Thou mine only guard from harm!
Keep me from mine own undoing,
Help me turn to Thee when tried;
Still my footsteps, Father, viewing,
Keep me ever at Thy side.
Holy Father, Thou hast taught me — Text from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book, 1918. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/holy-father-thou-hast-taught-me
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Who wrote Holy Father, Thou hast taught me?
The words of Holy Father, Thou hast taught me were written by John Mason Neale; the version here was published in 1918.
Is Holy Father, Thou hast taught me public domain?
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