518 | The Hymnal#519 | 520 |
1 Father of Love, our Guide and Friend,
O lead us gently on,
Until life's trial-time shall end,
And heavenly peace be won.
2 We know not what the path may be
As yet by us untrod;
But we can trust our all to Thee,
Our Father and Our God.
3 If called, like Abraham's child, to climb
The hill of sacrifice,
Some angel may be there in time;
Deliverance shall arise;
4 Or if some darker lot be good,
O teach us to endure
The sorrow, pain, or solitude,
That makes the spirit pure.
5 Christ by no flowery pathway came;
And we, His followers here,
Must do Thy will and praise Thy name,
In hope, and love, and fear.
6 And, till in heaven we sinless bow,
And faultless anthems raise,
O Father, Son, and Spirit now
Accept our feeble praise.
Amen.
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First Line: | Father of Love, our Guide and Friend |
Author: | Rev. William J. Irons (1844) |
Publication Date: | 1895 |