Father of the Human Family (aka God, Who Made the Human Family) CWB I 674

This is a text for infant or child baptism by Canadian hymn writer, Water Henry Farquharson.

CWB I set this to OMNI DIE DIC MARIAE (aka SUNRISE). This one appears to have been a Catholic tune taken over by Protestants and given the name SUNRISE, which is the opposite of the usual trick of giving Lutheran hymns Latin names and claiming then as Catholic.

The words in Hymnary may be the original, as they are from the Canadian Catholic Book of Worship III, but it is also possible CWB in Australia stayed with original and CBW III made the song less gendered.

I think I got the chords for my backing from the organ music in Hymnary.

1 Father of the human family,
Claiming each to be his own,
Let this act be the beginning
Of a life in Christ full-grown.
Grace and strength grant these young parents;
Of their call keep them aware:
With your love surround these children,
They your life of joy to share.

2 As the Church we live your praises,
Marked for service in your name;
With your Spirit born within us,
We our worlds for Christ reclaim.
And from us, your gathered people,
Prayer and praise is offered new:
By your grace we have been strengthened,
Greater works in faith to do.

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