Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

"Dear Lord and Father of Mankind" is a hymn with words taken from a longer poem, "The Brewing of Soma" by American Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier. The adaptation was made by Garrett Horder in his 1884 Congregational Hymns.

Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
by John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier
GenreHymn
Written1872
Meter8.6.8.8.6
Melody"Rest" by Frederick Charles Maker, "Repton" by Hubert Parry

In the many countries the hymn is most usually sung to the tune "Repton" by Hubert Parry; however, in the US, the prevalent tune is "Rest" by Frederick Charles Maker.

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