Father of Men, Thy Care We Bless

Father of men

Thy care we bless

Which crowns our fa­mi­lies with peace:

From Thee they spring

and by Thy hand

Their root

and branch­es are sus­tained.

To God

most wor­thy to be praised

Be our do­mes­tic al­tars raised;

Who

Lord of Heav­en

scorns not to dwell

With saints

in their ob­scur­est cell.

To Thee may each unit­ed house

Morning

and night

pre­sent its vows;

Our serv­ants there

and ris­ing race

Be taught Thy pre­cepts

and Thy grace.

O may each fu­ture age pro­claim

The hon­ors of Thy glo­ri­ous name

While pleased

and thank­ful

we re­move

To join the fa­mi­ly above.