Worship — Opening Hymns
Gracious Father, lend thine ear
- No. 17
- Words Anon.
- Singing key B♭ major
- 3 stanzas
Sung to ROOT (hymn 37)
Words
⤢ Full screenGracious Father, lend thine ear,Deign our humble songs to hear;Purer praise we hope to bringWhen around thy throne we sing.
While on earth ordained to stay,Guide our footsteps in thy way,Till we come to dwell with thee,Till we all thy glory see.
Then, with angel-harps again,We will wake a nobler strain;There, in joyful songs of praise,Our triumphant voices raise.
About this hymn
As printed Text-only hymn at the top of the right column of p. 11. Header as printed: the number «17» (large, left) and the italic cross-reference line «37, 457, 158.» (= sing to the tune of hymn 37, 457 or 158). Stanzas numbered 1–3; the first word is printed in small capitals («GRACIOUS»); lines 2–4 are not indented; «Anon.» in italics at the end. The printer's hair space before «;» (hear ;, strain ;) is closed up here. «angel-harps» is hyphenated in the print.
- Source
- The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
- Where
- Worship — Opening Hymns · No. 17 · printed page 11
- Music
- The hymnal prints no music for this hymn; its words are set here to the music of this tune.
- Checked
- lyrics verified · 2026-09-25
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