9992 | The Cyber Hymnal#9993 | 9994 |
Text: | Father, I Bless Thy Gentle Hand |
Author: | Isaac Watts |
Tune: | KANSAS CITY |
Composer: | William James Kirkpatrick |
Media: | MIDI file |
1 Father, I bless Thy gentle hand;
How kind was Thy chastising rod,
That forced my conscience to a stand,
And brought my wandering soul to God!
2 Foolish and vain, I went astray
Ere I had felt Thy scourges, Lord;
I left my guide, and lost my way;
But now I love and keep Thy Word.
3 ’Tis good for me to wear the yoke,
For pride is apt to rise and swell;
’Tis good to bear my Father’s stroke,
That I might learn His statutes well.
4 The law that issues from Thy mouth
Shall raise my cheerful passions more
Than all the treasures of the south,
Or western hills of golden ore.
5 Thy hands have made my mortal frame,
Thy Spirit formed my soul within;
Teach me to know Thy wondrous name,
And guard me safe from death and sin.
6 Then all that love and fear the Lord
At my salvation shall rejoice;
For I have hoped in Thy Word,
And made Thy grace my only choice.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Father, I bless Thy gentle hand |
Title: | Father, I Bless Thy Gentle Hand |
Author: | Isaac Watts |
Meter: | LM |
Language: | English |
Source: | The Psalms of David, 1719 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | KANSAS CITY |
Composer: | William James Kirkpatrick |
Meter: | LM |
Key: | G Major |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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