The Christian — Meditation and Prayer

Our heavenly Father calls

No. 527
Metre S. M.
Tune OLNEY.
Words Philip Doddridge.
Music Lowell Mason.
Key E-flat major
Singing key E♭ major
Time 4/4
5 stanzas

Words

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Our heavenly Father calls,And Christ invites us near;With both, our friendship shall be sweet,And our communion dear.

God pities all our griefs;He pardons every day;Almighty to protect our souls,And wise to guide our way.

How large his bounties are!What various stores of good,Diffused from our Redeemer's hand,And purchased with his blood!

Jesus, our living Head,We bless thy faithful care;Our Advocate before the throne,And our Forerunner there.

Here fix, my roving heart!Here wait, my warmest love!Till the communion be complete,In nobler scenes above.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «THE CHRISTIAN—MEDITATION AND PRAYER.»; hymn number «527» (large), tune name «OLNEY. S. M.» centred over the music (condensed capitals and small capitals), «LOWELL MASON.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is printed between the staves as one running line of small condensed type, not under the notes, with «1.» before «Our». Stanzas 2–5 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «89, 688, 736.» in italics (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 89, 688 or 736). «Philip Doddridge.» in italics after stanza 5. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («near ;», «griefs ;», «are !», «heart !»); it is closed up here. The printer's curly apostrophe is written straight («Redeemer's»). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print.