Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: Father supreme all nature's God
Topic: Supplication
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
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Hymn Number: 81
Page Number: 087, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsFather supreme! All nature's God,
Display thy majesty abroad,
And in full glory shine;
To thy great name be honors paid,
Throughout all worlds, which thou hast made;
Let earth the chorus join.
Here place thy throne, and at thy feet
Make all thy stubborn foes submit,
And own thy sov'reign away;
Thine influence far and wide extend,
Till haughty rebels lowly bend,
And cheerfully obey.
O! let thy perfect will be done,
Not by those heav'nly hosts alone,
Who're wing'd with love and zeal;
We too, with love and zeal would rise,
And catch the ardor of the skies,
And fly to do thy will.
O thou, who art both wise and good,
We trust thee for our daily food,
And what thou seest is best;
Our foolish wishes, Lord, deny,
But kindly nature's wants supply,
To thee we leave the rest.
Teach us the needy to relieve,
Our foes to pity, and forgive,
And conquer them with love;
As we to others mercy show,
Thy mercy, Lord, on us bestow,
And all our guilt remove.
Let thy good Spirit guard our hearts,
Against the tempter's guileful arts,
And ev'ry dang'rous snare;
Or if we once should go astray,
Teach us again to find the way,
And walk with better care.
Thy name with rev'rence we adore,
For thine's the glory, thine the pow'r,
And thine the right to reign;
In thy dominion we rejoice,
To thy commands our hearts and voice
Unite and say, amen.