Hymn: | Lord Of All Hopefulness |
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Tune: | Slane |
Words: | Jan Struther (Joyce Placzek) (1901-53) |
Music: | Erik Routley (1917-82) |
Verse 1
Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy,
Whose trust, ever child-like, no cares could destroy:
Be there at our waking, and give us, we pray,
your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.
Verse 2
Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith,
whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe:
Be there at our labors, and give us, we pray,
your strength in our hearts, Lord, at the noon of the day.
Verse 3
Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace,
your hands swift to welcome, your arms to embrace:
Be there at our homing, and give us, we pray,
your love in our hearts, Lord, at the eve of the day.
Verse 4
Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm,
whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm:
Be there at our sleeping, and give us, we pray,
your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day.
Eb Cm7
Fm7 Cm/Bb Bb6 Ab6/Bb
Verse 1
Eb Fm7 Ab/Bb B7 Eb/G Eb Fm Eb
Lord of all hope_ful___ness, Lord of all joy,
Bb Fm Bb/D Eb Eb/G Ab Eb/G Eb Bb/D
Whose trust, ever child-like, no cares could de_stroy:
Abmaj7 Gm7 Ebmaj7 Gm7 Cm7 Ab
Be there at our waking, and give us, we pray,
Ab/Bb Eb Cm7 Fm7 Eb
your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.
Cm7 Fm7 Gm/F Fm Ab/Bb Bb7
Verse 2
Eb Fm7 Ab/Bb B7 Eb/G Eb Fm Eb
Lord of all eag__er____ness, Lord of all faith,
Bb Fm Bb/D Eb Eb/G Ab Eb/G Eb Bb/D
whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe:
Abmaj7 Gm7 Ebmaj7 Gm7 Cm7 Ab
Be there at our labors, and give us, we pray,
Ab/Bb Eb Cm7 Fm7 Eb
your strength in our hearts, Lord, at the noon of the day.
Cm7 Fm7 Gm/F Fm Ab/Bb Bb7
Verse 3
Eb Fm7 Ab/Bb B7 Eb/G Eb Fm Eb
Lord of all kind_li____ness, Lord of all grace,
Bb Fm Bb/D Eb Eb/G Ab Eb/G Eb Bb/D
your hands swift to wel___come, your arms to em_brace:
Abmaj7 Gm7 Ebmaj7 Gm7 Cm7 Ab
Be there at our homing, and give us, we pray,
Ab/Bb Eb Cm7 Fm7 Eb
your love in our hearts, Lord, at the eve of the day.
Cm7 Fm7 Gm/F Fm Ab/Bb Bb7
Verse 4
Eb Fm7 Ab/Bb B7 Eb/G Eb Fm Eb
Lord of all gen__tle___ness, Lord of all calm,
Bb Fm Bb/D Eb Eb/G Ab Eb/G Eb Bb/D
whose voice is con_tent__ment, whose presence is balm:
Abmaj7 Gm7 Ebmaj7 Gm7 Cm7 Ab
Be there at our sleeping, and give us, we pray,
Ab/Bb Eb Cm7 Fm7 Eb
your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day.
Cm7 Fm7 Gm/F Fm Ab/Bb Bb7 Eb