1Dear Lord and Father of mankind,Forgive our foolish ways!Reclothe us in our rightful mind,In purer lives Thy service find,In deeper reverence, praise.
2In simple trust like theirs who heardBeside the Syrian seaThe gracious calling of the Lord,Let us, like them, without a word,Rise up and follow Thee.
3O Sabbath rest by Galilee!O calm of hills above,Where Jesus knelt to share with TheeThe silence of eternityInterpreted by love!
4With that deep hush subduing allOur words and works that drownThe tender whisper of Thy call,As noiseless let Thy blessing fallAs fell Thy manna down.
5Drop Thy still dews of quietness,Till all our strivings cease;Take from our souls the strain and stress,And let our ordered lives confessThe beauty of Thy peace.
6Breathe through the heats of our desireThy coolness and Thy balm;Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,O still, small voice of calm!
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Where it comes in the service
In a Church of England funeral hymns may be sung at any suitable point; the Church's own step-by-step guide places one once everyone has gathered and another after the prayers. At a Catholic funeral Mass there is an entrance song, Communion hymns and a closing hymn at the procession.
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Dear Lord and Father of Mankind is in the public domain in the United States (first published 1872) and in the United Kingdom (author died 1892), so the words can be printed in a booklet without permission or a fee.
Printed here as in the source, except: Omitted the first eleven stanzas of 'The Brewing of Soma'; the hymn is the poem's last six stanzas, printed here in full.