O Father, Kindly Deign to Hear

O Fa­ther

kind­ly deign to hear

The thanks Thy child­ren bring;

Help us with love and rev­er­ent fear

Thy lof­ty praise to sing.

And while be­fore Thy throne we bow

Come Thou to ev­ery heart:

From sin O pur­ify us now;

Give us that bet­ter part.

Remove to­day the world’s wild din;

Our souls from ev­il save;

Help us life’s nob­lest crown to win;

Guide us be­yond the grave.