Hymnals of the Stone-Campbell Movement

Enos E. Dowling Hymnal Collection

Hymn: O Father with protecting care (FL)

Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised

Date: 1882

Compiler: A I Hobbs et al

Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co

First Line: O Father with protecting care

Topic: Church/Blessings of

Writer: Unknown Unknown

Composer: W Monk

Meter: LM

Tune: Hursley

Hymn Number: 257

Page Number: 095, click to see hymnal pages

Lyics

O FATHER! with protecting care,

Meet us in this, our house of pray'r;

Assembled in Thy sacred name,

Thy promis'd blessing here we claim.



But chiefest in the cleansed breast,

Forever let Thy Spirit rest;

And make the contrite heart to be

A temple pure and worthy Thee.