499. Our Father! thy dear Name doth show
C.M.D.
Bethlehem (Fink):
Gottfried W. Fink, 1842
Charles H. Richards, 1910
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: 455 At last, upon that brighter shore Complete thy glorious plan, And heaven shall crown for evermore The brotherhood of man. | |