Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
Forgive our foolish ways!
Now clothe us in our rightful mind,
In purer lives Thy service find,
In deeper reverence, praise,
In deeper reverence, praise.
In simple trust like those who heard
Beside the Galilee,
The gracious calling of the Lord,
Let us, like them, without a word
Rise up and follow Thee,
Rise up and follow Thee.
Oh, Sabbath rest by Galilee!
Oh, calm of hills above,
Where Jesus knelt to share with thee
The silence of eternity
Interpreted by love,
Interpreted by love!
Drop Thy still dews of quietness,
Till all our strivings cease;
Take from our souls the strain and stress,
And let our ordered lives confess
The beauty of Your peace,
The beauty of Your peace.
Breathe thru the heats of our desire
Your coolness and Your balm;
Let sense be numb, let flesh retire;
Speak thru the earthquake, wind and fire,
O still, small voice of calm,
O still, small voice of calm.