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Father In Heaven Who Lovest All [#FatherInHeaven #WhoLovestAll #FatherInHeavenWhoLovestAll #InHeaven #LovestAll]

Song written by:
Original in English: Rudyard Kipling [Joseph Rudyard Kipling] (December 30, 1865
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India – January 18, 1936
London, England, UK)

1
Father in Heaven who lovest all
O help Thy children when they call
That they may build from age to age
An undefiled heritage

2
Teach us to bear the yoke in youth
With steadfastness and careful truth
That in our time Thy grace may give
The truth whereby the nations live

3
Teach us to rule ourselves alway
Controlled and cleanly night and day
That we may bring if need arise
No maimed or worthless sacrifice

4
Teach us to look in all our ends
On Thee for Judge and not our friends
That we with Thee may walk uncowed
By fear or favor of the crowd

5
Teach us the strength that cannot seek
By deed or thought to hurt the weak
That under Thee we may possess
Man’s strength to comfort man’s distress

6
Teach us delight in simple things
And mirth that has no bitter springs
Forgiveness free of evil done
And love to all men ’neath the sun