Father, Whose Will Is Life and Good

Father

whose will is life and good

For all of mor­tal breath

Bind strong the bond of bro­ther­hood

Of those who fight with death.

Empower the hands and hearts and wills

Of friends in lands afar

Who bat­tle with the bo­dy’s ills

And wage Thy ho­ly war.

Where’er they heal the maimed and blind

Let love of Christ at­tend:

Proclaim the good Phy­si­cian’s mind

And prove the Sav­ior friend.

For still His love works won­drous charms

And

as in days of old

He takes the wound­ed to His arms

And bears them to the fold.

O Fa­ther

look from Heav’n and bless

Where’er Thy serv­ants be

Their works of pure un­self­ish­ness

Made con­se­crate to Thee.