480   Dear Lord and Father




[1]
Dear Lord and Father of mankind
Forgive our foolish ways;
Reclothe us in our rightful mind
In purer lives Thy service find
In deeper reverence praise
In deeper reverence praise.

[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.

[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.

[4]
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.

[5]
Breathe thro the heats of our desire
Thy coolness and Thy balm;
Let sense be dumb let flesh retire;
Speak thro the earthquake wind and fire
O still small voice of calm
O still small voice of calm.