Father, Cheer Our Souls Tonight
Author: Ellis Reynolds Shipp
Composer: Orlando Gibbons
Languages (4)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- English: Father, Cheer Our Souls Tonight
- English Braille: ⠠⠋⠁⠮⠗⠂ ⠠⠡⠑⠻ ⠠⠳⠗ ⠠⠎⠳⠇⠎ ⠠⠞⠕⠝⠊⠣⠞
- Hungarian: Atyánk, lelkünk emeld fel
- Russian: Отче, души ободри
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Most common tunes for “Father, Cheer Our Souls Tonight”
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Appearances of “Father, Cheer Our Souls Tonight” over time
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1910 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Hymns (1985), no. 231.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Father, cheer our souls tonight; Lift our burdens, make them light. Let thine all-pervading love Shine upon us from above.
2. Calm the surges of the soul; Bid the dark waves backward roll. Let us all thy mercies feel Thru the pow’r thou dost reveal.
3. Bless our loved ones far away; Grant them health and peace, we pray. In their hearts let holy light Beam to guide their steps aright.
4. Let implicit faith and trust Help us know thy ways are just. May thine ever-tender love Lead our hearts to thee above.