Dear God, Our Father
VERSE 1
Dear
God, our Father, at Thy knees confessing
Our sins
and follies, close in Thine embrace,
Children
forgiven, happy in Thy blessing,
Deepen
our spirits to receive Thy grace.
VERSE 2
Not for
more beauty would our eyes entreat Thee,
Flooded
with beauty, beauty everywhere;
Only for
keener vision that may greet Thee,
In all
Thy vestures of the earth and air.
VERSE 3
The
stars and rainbows are Thy wondrous wearing,
Sunlight
and shadow moving on the hills;
Holy the
meadow where Thy feet are faring,
Holy the
brooklet that Thy laughter fills.
VERSE 4
Not for
more love our craving hearts implore Thee,
But for
more power to love until they glow
Like
hearths of comfort, eager to restore Thee,
Hidden
in human wretchedness and woe.
VERSE 5
In souls
most sullen Thou art softly dreaming
Of
saints and heroes wrought from Thy divine
Pity and
patience, still the lost redeeming,
Deepen
our spirits for love like Thine.
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