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

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Father of mercies, in thy wordWhat endless glory shines!Forever be thy name adoredFor these celestial lines.

Here the Redeemer's welcome voiceSpreads heavenly peace around;And life and everlasting joysAttend the blissful sound.

Jesus, thy word with friendly aidRestores our wandering feet,Converts the sorrows of the mindTo joys divinely sweet.

O may these heavenly pages beMy 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.