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Father, King, whose heav’nly face Shines serene upon our race; Mindful of Thy guardian care, Slow to punish, prone to spare; We Thy majesty adore, We Thy well-known aid implore; Not in vain Thy aid we call, Nothing want, for Thou art all! Source of being, source of light, With unfading beauties bright; Thee, when morning greets the skies, Blushing sweet with humid eyes: Thee, when soft declining day Sinks in purple waves away; Thee, O Parent, will I sing, To Thy feet my tribute bring!
Father, King, whose heav’nly face Shines serene upon our race; Mindful of Thy guardian care, Slow to punish, prone to spare; We Thy majesty adore, We Thy well-known aid implore; Not in vain Thy aid we call, Nothing want, for Thou art all! Source of being, source of light, With unfading beauties bright; Thee, when morning greets the skies, Blushing sweet with humid eyes: Thee, when soft declining day Sinks in purple waves away; Thee, O Parent, will I sing, To Thy feet my tribute bring!
In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- Wesley (identity unresolved)
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- In print by 1888 AD · industrial
In print by 1888: recorded in A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888). Collection publication is an upper bound for this wording, not its earliest origin, composition date or the author's lifetime.
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 219 · printed citation: Wesley · subject: FATHER
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