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Father, though Thy name be holy

Father, though Thy name be holy

Tune: CECIL (Gurney)
Published in 7 hymnals


Representative Text

1 Father, though Thy Name be holy,
High and lifted up Thy throne,
Still, Thou stoopest to the lowly,
And wilt such with favour own.
Heav'nly Father, Heav'nly Father,
Let us worship Thee alone.

2 Heaven itself cannot contain Thee,
Bright and glorious as Thou art;
Yet a little child may claim Thee
As a dweller in his heart.
Heavenly Father,
Let me not from Thee depart.

3 With Thy gracious presence cheer me,
Keep me in Thy perfect love;
All my journey be thou near me,
Bring me to Thy home above,
Heavenly Father,
May I all Thy fulness prove!

Amen.

Source: Voices of Praise: for school and church and home #237

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Text Information

First Line: Father, though Thy name be holy
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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A Hymnal and Service Book for Sunday Schools, Day Schools, Guilds, Brotherhoods, etc. #407

A Hymnal and Service Book for Sunday Schools, Day Schools, Guilds, Brotherhoods, etc. #407

Prayer and Praise Book #d27

Prayer and Praise Book #d27

Sunday School Book for ... Evangelical Lutheran Congregations, by Authority of the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America #d50

Sunday School Book for ... Evangelical Lutheran Congregations, by Authority of the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America #d50

Sunday School Service and Hymn Book arranged by the Sunday School Committee #d31

Sunday School Service and Hymn Book arranged by the Sunday School Committee #d31
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The Sunday School Hymnal #132

The Sunday School Hymnal #132
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The Sunday-School Hymnal and Service Book (Ed. A) #407

The Sunday-School Hymnal and Service Book (Ed. A) #407
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Voices of Praise #237

Voices of Praise #237
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