Hymnal: Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs
Date: 1843
Compiler: A Campbell/ W Scott/ B W Stone/ J T Johnson
Publisher/Printer: A Campbell
First Line: Our Father whose eternal sway
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Meter: 8s 8s and 6s
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Hymn Number: Hymn 94 (part II)
Page Number: 081 (part II), click to see hymnal pages
LyicsOUR Father, whose eternal sway
The bright angelic hosts obey,
O lend a pitying ear;
When on thy awful name we call,
And at thy feet submissive fall,
Oh! condescend to hear.
Far may thy glorious reign extend,
May rebels to thy sceptre bend,
And yield to sov'reign love:
May we take pleasure to fulfil
The sacred dictates of thy will,
As angels do above.
From thy kind hand each temp'ral good,
Our raiment and our daily food,
In rich abundance come:
Lord, give us still a fresh supply,
If thou withhold thy hand, we die,
And hasten to the tomb.
Pardon our sins, O God! that rise,
And call for vengeance from the skies;
And, while we are forgiven,
Grant that revenge may never rest,
Nor malice harbor in that breast
That feels the love of heav'n.