O God, Great Father, Lord and King!

O God

great Fa­ther

Lord and king!

Our child­ren un­to Thee we bring;

And strong in faith

and hope

and love

We dare Thy stead­fast Word to prove.

Thy co­ve­nant kind­ness did of old

Our fa­thers and their seed en­fold;

That an­cient pro­mise stand­eth sure

And shall while Heav­en and earth en­dure.

Look down up­on us while we pray

And vis­it us in grace to­day;

These lit­tle ones in mer­cy take

And make them Thine for Je­sus’ sake.

While they the out­ward sign re­ceive

Wilt Thou Thy Ho­ly Spir­it give

And keep and help them by Thy pow­er

In ev­ery hard and try­ing hour.

Guide Thou their feet in ho­ly ways:

Shine on them through the dark­est days;

Uphold them till their life be past

And bring them all to Heav’n at last.