Scripture Verse

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. Philippians 2:5

Introduction

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Oliver Huckel (1864–1940)

Words: Ol­iv­er Huck­el, in The School Hym­nal, ed­it­ed by Mil­ton S. Lit­tle­field & Lu­el­la Gard­ner Lit­tle­field (New York: A. S. Barnes, 1920), num­ber 140.

Music: Se­re­ni­ty adapt­ed by Uz­zi­ah C. Bur­nap, 1856, from Waft, Ye Winds, by Will­iam V. Wall­ace, 1836 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William V. Wallace (1812–1865)

Lyrics

O mind of God, broad as the sky,
The earth, the air, the sea,
Give us Thy broad­en­ing Spir­it’s grace,
In sweet sim­pli­ci­ty.

O heart of God, deep as the needs
Of all hu­ma­ni­ty,
Give un­to us the kind­li­er soul,
The larg­er sym­pa­thy.

O will of God, high as all Heav’n,
With pow­er su­perb and free,
Give us the will to do and dare,
In full­est li­ber­ty.

O large and free and glo­ri­ous God,
With ways ex­ceed­ing kind,
Give un­to us Thy breadth of love,
In lov­ing all man­kind.