| Hymn: | Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind |
|---|---|
| Tune: | Repton |
| Words: | John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-82) |
| Music: | Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918) |
Verse 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.
In deeper reverence praise.
Verse 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.
Rise up and follow thee.
Verse 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!
Interpreted by love!
Verse 4
With that deep hush subduing all
Our words and works that drown
The tender whisper of Thy call,
As noiseless let Thy blessing fall
As fell Thy manna down,
As fell Thy manna down.
Verse 5
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.
The beauty of thy peace.
Verse 6
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.
O still, small voice of calm.
Verse 1
Eb Bb/Eb Ab/Eb
Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
Eb Bb7 Eb7 Bb Eb
Forgive our foolish ways;
Ab Fm7 Bb
Re-clothe us in our rightful mind,
Gm7 Cm Ab Bb
In purer lives Thy service find,
Eb/G Bb Edim
In deeper reverence praise.
Fm Ab/Bb Bb Eb
In deeper rev____erence praise.
Verse 2
Eb Bb/Eb Ab/Eb
In simple trust like theirs who heard,
Eb Bb7 Eb7 Bb Eb
Beside the Sy__rian sea,
Ab Fm7 Bb
The gracious calling of the Lord,
Gm7 Cm Ab Bb
let us, like them, without a word,
Eb/G Bb Edim
Rise up and follow thee.
Fm Ab/Bb Bb Eb
Rise up and fo_____llow thee.
Verse 3
Eb Bb/Eb Ab/Eb
O sabbath rest by Gali__lee,
Eb Bb7 Eb7 Bb Eb
O calm of hills a___bove,
Ab Fm7 Bb
where Jesus knelt to share with thee
Gm7 Cm Ab Bb
the silence of eternity,
Eb/G Bb Edim
interpreted by love!
Fm Ab/Bb Bb Eb
Interpreted by love!
Verse 4
Eb Bb/Eb Ab/Eb
With that deep hush subduing all
Eb Bb7 Eb7 Bb Eb
Our words and works that drown
Ab Fm7 Bb
The tender whisper of Thy call,
Gm7 Cm Ab Bb
As noiseless let Thy blessing fall
Eb/G Bb Edim
As fell Thy manna down,
Fm Ab/Bb Bb Eb
As fell Thy ma____nna down.
Verse 5
Eb Bb/Eb Ab/Eb
Drop thy still dews of quiet_ness,
Eb Bb7 Eb7 Bb Eb
Till all our strivings cease;
Ab Fm7 Bb
Take from our souls the strain and stress,
Gm7 Cm Ab Bb
And let our ordered lives confess
Eb/G Bb Edim
The beauty of thy peace.
Fm Ab/Bb Bb Eb
The beauty of ____thy peace.
Verse 6
Eb Bb/Eb Ab/Eb
Breathe through the heats of our desire
Eb Bb7 Eb7 Bb Eb
Thy coolness and thy balm;
Ab Fm7 Bb
Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
Gm7 Cm Ab Bb
Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,
Eb/G Bb Edim
O still, small voice of calm.
Fm Ab/Bb Bb Eb
O still, small voice of calm.