For the Dear Ones Parted from Us

For the dear ones part­ed from us

We would raise our hymns of pray­er;

By the ten­der love which watch­eth

Round Thy child­ren ev­ery­where

Holy Fa­ther

Ho­ly Fa­ther

Keep them ev­er in Thy care.

Through each tri­al and temp­ta­tion

Dangers faced by night and day

By the in­fin­ite com­pas­sion

Pleading for souls that stray

Loving Sav­ior

Loving Sav­ior

Keep them in the nar­row way.

In their hours of doubt and sor­row

When their faith is sore­ly tried

By the grace di­vine which strength­ens

Souls for whom the Sav­ior died

Gracious Spir­it

gracious Spir­it

Be Thou ev­er­more their guide.

In their joys

by friends sur­round­ed

In their strife

by foes op­pressed

May Thy bless­ing still be with them

May Thy pre­sence give them rest

God Al­migh­ty

God Al­migh­ty

Father

Son

and Spir­it blest.