THE CHURCH
CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS

(66.66.88) R. C. H.251

by EDITH JONES, 1849-1929.

Father, who art alone
O God our savior, the hope of all the ends, of the earth". Psa. 65:51
Father, who art alone
Our helper and our stay,
O hear us, as we plead
For loved ones far away,
And shield with thine almighty hand
Our wanderers by sea and land
For Thou, our father God,
Art present everywhere,
And bendest low Thine ear
To catch the faintest prayer,
Waiting rich blessings to bestow
On all Thy children here below.
O compass with Thy love
The daily path they tread;
And may Thy light and truth
Upon their hearts be shed,
That, one in all things with Thy will,
Heaven's peace and joy their souls
May fill
Guard them from every harm
When dangers shall assail,
And teach them that Thy power
Can never, never fail;
We cannot with our loved ones be,
But trust them, Father, unto Thee
We all are travellers here
Along life's various road,
Meeting and parting oft
Till we shall mount to God,
At home at last, with those we love,
Within the fatherland above.