Our Father in Heaven (Wistar)

Our Father in Heav­en

Cre­at­or of all

O Source of all wis­dom

on Thee would we call;

Thou on­ly canst teach us

and show us our need

And give to Thy child­ren true know­ledge indeed

And give to Thy child­ren true know­ledge indeed.

But vain our in­struct­ion

and blind we must be

Unless with our learn­ing be know­ledge of Thee;

Then pour forth Thy Spir­it

and op­en our eyes

And fill with the know­ledge that on­ly makes wise

And fill with the know­ledge that on­ly makes wise.

From pride and pre­sump­tion

O Lord

keep us free

And make our hearts hum­ble

and loy­al to thee;

That liv­ing or dy­ing

in Thee we may rest

And prove to the scorn­ful

Thy sta­tutes are best

And prove to the scorn­ful

Thy sta­tutes are best.

Our fair Al­ma Ma­ter

O strength­en her days

To send forth for­ev­er true sons to her praise;

O wid­en her bor­ders

ex­tend her fair fame

And let all the glo­ry re­dound to Thy name

And let all the glo­ry re­dound to Thy name.