Scripture Verse

The Fa­ther…the Son and…the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:20

Introduction

Words: Ar­thur T. Rus­sell, in the Cho­ral Hymn Book, by Pe­ter Mau­rice, 1861.

Music: Exe­ter (Till­eard) James Till­eard (1827–1876) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Rus­sell or Till­eard (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Heavenly Fa­ther, all cre­ation
Shows the won­ders of Thy hand;
Now ac­cept our ado­ra­tion,
Lord, Thy bless­ing now com­mand:
Thee the fount of life we own,
Thee our mak­er, Thee alone;
Hear our pray­ers, ac­cept the praise,
We, Thy flock, Thy child­ren, raise.

Son of God, who didst from Hea­ven
Come to save our rui­ned race,
Who to us Thy­self hast giv­en,
Lord of mer­cy, truth and grace;
Thy re­deem­ing love we sing;
Lord, to Thee our hearts we bring;
At Thy call we come to Thee,
At Thy name we bow the knee.

Holy Ghost, whose in­spi­ra­tion
Is of life and light the spring
Bless us with Thy vi­si­ta­tion,
Love and peace and glad­ness bring;
Guide us on our hea­ven­ly way;
Keep us, lest we go as­tray;
Father, Son, and Spir­it pure,
Ever shall Thy praise en­dure.