L.M. [1394]Pixham: Horatio Parker, 1901 Rudyard Kipling, 1906 Father in heaven, who lovest all, O help thy children when they call; That they may build from age to age An undefilèd heritage. Teach us to bear the yoke in youth, With steadfastness and careful truth; That, in our time, thy grace may give The truth whereby the nations live. Teach us to rule ourselves alway, Controlled and cleanly night and day; That we may bring, if need arise, No maimed or worthless sacrifice. Teach us to look in all our ends On thee for Judge and not our friends; That we, with thee, may walk uncowed By fear or favour of the crowd. Teach us the strength that cannot seek, By deed or thought, to hurt the weak; That, under thee, we may possess Man's strength to comfort man's distress. Teach us delight in simple things, And mirth that has no bitter springs; Forgiveness free of evil done, And love to all men 'neath the sun. Amen. (Land of our birth, our faith, our pride, For whose dear sake our fathers died; O Motherland, we pledge to thee Head, heart, and hand through the years to be.) |