Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#334

334. O holy Lord, content to fill

1 O holy Lord, content to fill
In lowly home the lowliest place,
Thy childhood’s law a mother’s will,
Obedience meek thy brightest grace;

2 Lead every child that bears thy Name
To walk in thine own guileless way,
To dread the touch of sin and shame,
And humbly, like thyself, obey. A-men.

3 Gather thy lambs within thine arm,
And gently in thy bosom bear;
Keep them, O Lord, from hurt and harm,
And bid them rest forever there.

4 So shall they waiting here below,
Like thee their Lord, a little span,
In wisdom and in stature grow,
And favor with both God and man.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O holy Lord, content to fill
• Author: William Walsham How, 1823 - 97
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: Church Life and Work: Home and Family

Tune Information

• Name: ABENDS
• Composer: Herbert Stanley Oakeley, 1830 - 1903
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: A♭ Major