Father of all, whose laws have stood
as signposts for our earthly good;
whose Son has come with truth and grace,
your likeness shining in his face:

Give us Christ’s love, its depth and length,
its heart and mind and soul and strength.

2. The first and finest day is yours,
to consecrate all other hours;
all other lords may we disown
and worship bring to you alone:

3. Surround our homes with joy and peace,
with loyalty and cheerfulness;
let parents live without pretence
and children grow in confidence:

4. May bitter hearts fresh mercy feel
and thieving hands no longer steal;
none damn their neighbour with a lie,
nor stoke the fires of jealousy:

5. Father of all, whose laws have stood
as signposts for our earthly good;
whose Son has come with truth and grace,
your likeness shining in his face:

Scriptures: John 1:14, Exodus 20:1-21, Deuteronomy 5:1-22, 1 Corinthians 8:4-6, Malachi 3:5, Hosea 13:4, John 1:18, Acts 20:7, 1 Corinthians 16:2, Revelation 1:10, Matthew 28:1, Luke 24:1, Colossians 1:15, Deuteronomy 4:13-14, Deuteronomy 6:13, Exodus 34:28, Ephesians 3:17-19, Deuteronomy 11:1, Mark 12:28-34, Jeremiah 35:15, Ephesians 3:14-15, 2 Samuel 11, Daniel 3, Romans 13:8-10, Genesis 37, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 34:14-17, Exodus 35:1-3, Leviticus 19:1-18, Leviticus 19:11, Deuteronomy 6:4-5, Deuteronomy 6:24, Deuteronomy 10:12-13, Deuteronomy 30:1-10, Joshua 22:5, Joshua 23:11, 2 Kings 17:35, Proverbs 27:4, Jeremiah 7:9, Jeremiah 25:6, Jeremiah 31:21, Zechariah 5:4, Zechariah 8:16-17, Matthew 4:10, Matthew 5:21-24, Matthew 19:16-19, Matthew 22:34-40, Mark 10:17-19, Mark 16:1-2, Luke 4:8, Luke 10:25-28, Luke 18:20, Luke 23:56, Romans 7:7, Ephesians 4:6, Ephesians 4:28, James 2:8-13, 1 John 3:15

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921. Father of all, whose laws have stood