The Hymnal ‎#499

499. Our Father! Thy dear Name doth show

Our Father! thy dear Name doth show
The greatness of thy love;
All are thy children here below
As in thy heaven above.
One family on earth are we
Throughout its widest span:
O help us everywhere to see
The brotherhood of man.

Alike we share thy tender care;
We trust one heavenly Friend;
Before one mercy-seat in prayer
In confidence we bend;
Alike we hear thy loving call;
One heavenly vision scan,
One Lord, one faith, one hope for all,
The brotherhood of man.

Bring in, we pray, the glorious day
When battle cries are stilled;
When bitter strife is swept away
And hearts with love are filled.
O help us banish pride and wrong,
Which since the world began
Have marred its peace; help us make strong
The brotherhood of man.

Close knit the warm fraternal tie
That makes the whole world one;
Our discords change to harmony
Like angel-songs begun:
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At last, upon that brighter shore
Complete thy glorious plan,
And heaven shall crown for evermore
The brotherhood of man.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Our Father! Thy dear Name doth show
• Author: Charles H. Richards (1910)
• Meter: C.M.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Brotherhood and Service; Parochial Missions

Tune Information

• Name: BETHLEHEM
• Composer: Gottfried W. Fink (1842)
• Meter: C.M.D.
• Incipit: 51176 56556 52171
• Key: B♭ Major