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Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind
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Aug 12, 2026 updated
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Katherine Jenkins performs "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind," a classic hymn that serves as a prayer for forgiveness, guidance, and inner peace. The lyrics ask God to forgive human failings and to restore a right mind, while expressing a desire to follow Christ in simple trust, as the disciples did. The song also seeks quietness and calm, asking God to still striving and stress, and to speak through a gentle, still voice. It reflects themes of surrender, peace, and reverence, making it a timeless piece of Christian worship.
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Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
forgive our foolish ways;
reclothe us in our rightful mind,
in purer lives thy service find,
in deeper reverence, praise,
in deeper reverence, praise.
In simple trust like theirs who heard,
beside the Syrian sea,
the gracious calling of the Lord,
let us, like them, without a word,
rise up and follow thee,
rise up and follow thee.
O sabbath rest by Galilee,
O calm of hills above,
where Jesus knelt to share with thee
the silence of eternity,
interpreted by love!
interpreted by love!
Drop thy still dews of quietness,
till all our strivings cease;
take from our souls the strain and stress,
and let our ordered lives confess
the beauty of thy peace,
the beauty of thy peace.
Breathe through the heats of our desire
thy coolness and thy balm;
let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still, small voice of calm.
O still, small voice of calm.