Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Faith, Hope, and Charity

Father of mercies, send thy grace

  • No. 670
  • Metre C. M.
  • Words Philip Doddridge.
  • 5 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Father of mercies, send thy grace,All-powerful from above,To form in our obedient soulsThe image of thy love.

2

O may our sympathizing breastsThat generous pleasure know,Kindly to share in others' joy,And weep for others' woe.

3

When poor and helpless sons of griefIn deep distress are laid,Soft be our hearts their pains to feel,And swift our hands to aid.

4

So Jesus looked on dying man,When, throned above the skies,And in the Father's bosom blest,He felt compassion rise.

5

On wings of love the Saviour flew,To bless a ruined race;We would, O Lord, thy steps pursue,Thy bright example trace.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «670» (large) in the left column of p. 218, under hymn 669, with the reference line «175, 546, 798.» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tunes of hymns 175 DENFIELD, 546 MEAR or 798 CHOPIN, all C. M.; no meter is printed — the four lines 8.6.8.6 are C. M., like the referenced tunes). Stanzas 1–4 stand at the foot of the left column; stanza 5 continues at the top of the right column, followed by «Philip Doddridge.» in italics, right-aligned. Stanzas numbered «1»–«5» without periods (written «1.»–«5.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 indented. The first word «FATHER» is set in capitals and small capitals; written «Father». The print sets a thin space before «;» («race ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling («Saviour», «sympathizing»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Faith, Hope, and Charity · No. 670 · printed page 218
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02