Almighty Father of Mankind

Almighty Fa­ther of man­kind

On Thee my hopes re­main;

And when the day of trou­ble comes

I shall not trust in vain.

Thou art our kind pre­serv­er

from

The cra­dle to the tomb;

And I was cast up­on Thy care

E’en from my mo­ther’s womb.

In ear­ly years Thou wast my guide

And of my youth the friend;

And as my days be­gan with Thee

With Thee my days shall end.

I know the pow­er in whom I trust

The arm on which I lean;

He will my Sav­ior ev­er be

Who has my Sav­ior been.

In for­mer times

when trou­ble came

Thou didst not stand afar;

Nor didst Thou prove an ab­sent friend

Amid the din of war.

My God

who caus­edst me to hope

When life be­gan to beat;

And

when a strang­er in the world

Didst guide my wan­der­ing feet;

Thou wilt not cast me off when age

And ev­il days des­cend;

Thou wilt not leave me in des­pair

To mourn my lat­ter end.

Therefore in life I’ll trust in Thee

In death I will ad­ore;

And af­ter death will sing Thy praise

When time shall be no more.