Father, let me dedicate

Father, let me dedicate. Lawrence Tuttiett* (1825-1897). First published in Tuttiett’s Germs of Thought on the Sunday Special Services: being the harmonized teaching of the Collect, Epistle, Gospel, and First Lessons. Advent to Easter (1864). It was included in the Second Edition of A&M (1875) as a hymn for New Year’s Day, with a specially commissioned tune by Sir George Alexander Mcfarren: Father, let me dedicate  All this year to Thee,In whatever worldly state  Thou wilt have me be:Not from sorrow, pain, or care,  Freedom dare I claim;This alone shall be my prayer, Glorify Thy Name. Can a child presume to chooseWhere or how to live?Can a Father’s love refuse All the best to give?More...