Hymn:Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind
Tune:Repton
Words:John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-82)
Music:Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918)
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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. 

Key:

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. 
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