Hymn 480

Dear Lord and Father

Verse 1

Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
Forgive our foolish ways;
Reclothe 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

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 5

Breathe thro, the heats 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,
O still small voice of calm.

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