Heavenly Father, may thy blessing
Heavenly Father, may thy blessing. William Charter Piggott* (1872-1943).
This was written to be sung to the American tune SALTASH, also called PLEADING SAVIOUR because it was set to the hymn beginning ‘Now the Saviour stands a pleading’*. The tune was printed in EH (1906) to a hymn by Christopher Wordsworth* beginning ‘Heavenly Father, send thy blessing’*, on which this hymn is clearly modelled. Piggott takes Wordsworth’s three stanzas, rich in the traditional imagery of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and simplifies them into an easily comprehended code of conduct for children. If they pray and read (stanza 1) they may learn how to live:
May they learn from this great story All the arts of...
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