MHB 915 –  FAHTER, who art alone

Methodist-Hymns-915

1:  FAHTER, 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.

2:  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.

3:  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.

4:  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.

5:  We all are travellers here
Along life’s various road,
Meeeting and parting oft
Till  we shall mount to God;
At home at last, with those we love,
Within the fatherland above.