Scripture Verse

Holy Fa­ther, keep through Thine own name those whom Thou hast given Me. John 17:11

Introduction

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Alexander V. Griswold (1766–1843)

Words: Al­ex­an­der V. Gris­wold, Pray­ers Adapt­ed to Va­ri­ous Oc­ca­sions of So­cial Wor­ship 1835.

Music: Re­gent Square Hen­ry T. Smart, in Psalms and Hymns for Di­vine Wor­ship (Lon­don: 1867) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Henry T. Smart (1813–1879)

Lyrics

Holy Fa­ther, great Cre­at­or,
Source of mer­cy, love and peace,
Look upon the Me­di­at­or,
Clothe us with His right­eous­ness;
Heav’nly Fa­ther, heav’n­ly Fa­ther,
Through the Sav­ior hear and bless!

Holy Je­sus, Lord of glo­ry,
Whom an­gel­ic hosts pro­claim,
While we hear Thy won­drous sto­ry,
Meet and wor­ship in Thy name,
Dear Re­deem­er, dear Re­deem­er,
In our hearts Thy peace pro­claim.

Holy Spir­it, Sanc­ti­fi­er,
Come with unc­tion from above,
Raise our hearts to rap­tures high­er,
Fill them with the Sa­vior’s love.
Source of com­fort, source of com­fort,
Cheer us with the Sav­ior’s love.

God the Lord, through ev­ery na­tion
Let Thy won­drous mer­cies shine,
In the song of Thy sal­va­tion
Every tongue and race com­bine,
Great Je­ho­vah, great Je­ho­vah,
Form our hearts and make them Thine.