Worship — Holy Scriptures
Father of mercies, in thy word
- No. 175
- Metre C. M.
- Tune DENFIELD.
- Words Anne Steele.
- Music Carl G. Glaser.
- Key A major
- Singing key G major
- Time 3/2
- 5 stanzas
Words
⤢ Full screenFather of mercies, in thy word
What endless glory shines!
Forever be thy name adored
For these celestial lines.
Here the Redeemer's welcome voice
Spreads heavenly peace around;
And life and everlasting joys
Attend the blissful sound.
Jesus, thy word with friendly aid
Restores our wandering feet,
Converts the sorrows of the mind
To joys divinely sweet.
O may these heavenly pages be
My ever dear delight;
And still new beauties may I see,
And still increasing light.
Divine Instructor, gracious Lord,
Be thou forever near;
Teach me to love thy sacred word,
And view my Saviour here.
About this hymn
As printed As printed: running head «WORSHIP—HOLY SCRIPTURES.»; hymn number «175» (large), tune name «DENFIELD. C. M.» centred over the music, «Carl G. Glaser.» at the right (capitals and small capitals, no umlaut). Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «Fa-». Stanzas 2–5 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «74, 114, 698.» in italics (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 74, 114 or 698). «Anne Steele.» in italics after stanza 5. The print sets a thin space before «;» («around ;», «delight ;», «near ;»); it is closed up here. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.
- Source
- The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
- Where
- Worship — Holy Scriptures · No. 175 · printed page 62
- Checked
- score verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30
