Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: Hear Father hear our pray'r
Topic: Afflictions
Writer: Unknown Unknown
Composer: Thomas Hastings
Meter: 6 11 11 10 6
Tune: Supplication
Hymn Number: 587
Page Number: 213, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHEAR, Father, hear our pray'r!
Thou who art pity where sorrow prevaileth,
Thou who art safety when mortal help faileth,
Strength to the feeble and hope to despair,
Hear, Father, hear our pray'r!
Hear, Father, hear our pray'r!
Wand'ring alone in the land of the stranger,
Be with all trav'lers in sickness or danger;
Guard Thou their path, guide their feet from the snare;
Hear, Father, hear our pray'r!
Hear Thou the poor that cry!
Feed Thou the hungry, and lighten their sorrow,
Grant them the sunshine of hope for the morrow;
They are Thy children, their trust is on high;
Hear Thou the poor that cry!
Dry Thou the mourner's tear!
Heal Thou the wounds of time-hallow'd affection;
Grant to the widow and orphan protection;
Be, in their trouble, a friend ever near;
Dry Thou the mourner's tear!