And now, O Father, mindful of the love

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And now, O Father, mindful of the love
that bought us, once for all, on Calvary's tree,
and having with us him that pleads above,
we here present, we here spread forth to thee
that only offering perfect in thine eyes,
the one true, pure, immortal sacrifice.

Look, Father, look on his anointed face,
and only look on us as found in him;
look not on our misusings of thy grace,
our prayer so languid, and our faith so dim:
for lo, between our sins and their reward
we set the passion of thy Son our Lord.

And then for those, our dearest and our best,
by this prevailing presence we appeal:
O fold them closer to thy mercy's breast,
O do thine utmost for their souls' true weal;
from tainting mischief keep them white1 and clear,
and crown thy gifts with strength to persevere.

And so we come: O draw us to thy feet,
most patient Savior, who canst love us still;
and by this food, so awful and so sweet,
deliver us from every touch of ill:
in thine own service make us glad and free,
and grant us never more to part with2 thee.

  • 1 replaced with “pure” in many hymnals
  • 2 replaced with “from” in many hymnals


Contents

Historical Notes

Author

William Bright (1824-1901)

Meter

10 10 10 10 10 10

Sound Files

Unde et memores, Song 1, Song 4, Song 24

Other Comments

Sources

Hymnal, Number, Tune(s)

Hymnal Number Tunes Used
Hymns Ancient & Modern, Standard, 1875-1924 322 Song 24, Unde et memores
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Darlington) 228 Unde et memores
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Parker) 228 Donum Dei
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Hutchins) 228 Donum Dei, Unde et memores
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Tucker & Rousseau) 228 Unde et memores, Nachtlied
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Helfenstein) 228 Unde et memores
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Messiter) 228 Unde et memores
Church Hymns, New Edition, 1903 245 Unde et memores
Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Edition, 1904 267 Song 24, Unde et memores
The English Hymnal, 1906 302 Song 1
The Book of Common Praise (Canada), 1908 233 Unde et memores, Donum Dei
The Mission Hymnal, 1913 24 Unde et memores
The Hymnal 1916 (US) 333 Unde et memores
Church Hymnal for the Christian Year, 1917 453 Unde et memores
Church Hymnal (Ireland), 1919 204 Unde et memores
Church Hymnal Revised, 1920 (Hutchins) 227 Unde et memores
The Oxford Hymn Book, 1925 137 Unde et memores, Song 24
Songs of Praise, 1925 141 Song 4
Songs of Praise, Enlarged Edition, 1931 261 Song 4
The Book of Common Praise (Canada), 1938 221 Unde et memores
The Hymnal 1940 (US) 189 Unde et memores
Hymns Ancient & Modern, Revised, 1950 397 Unde et memores, Song 24
The Mirfield Mission Hymn Book, 1955 6 Unde et memores
Church Hymnal (Ireland), 1960 214 Unde et memores, Song 24
The Hymn Book 1971 (Canada) 331 Song 4
The Australian Hymn Book, 1977 440 Unde et memores, Song 1
The Hymnal 1982 (US) 337 Unde et memores
Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Standard, 1983 260 Unde et memores, Song 1
The New English Hymnal, 1985 273 Unde et memores
Hymns for Today's Church, 1987 392 Unde et memores, Song 1
Hymns Old & New, New Anglican, 1996 32 Unde et memores, Song 1
Common Praise (Canada), 1998 66 Unde et memores
Together in Song (Australia), 1999 519 Unde et memores
Sing Glory, 1999 459 Unde et memores, Song 1
Common Praise, 2000 279 Song 1
Hymns Old & New, Complete Anglican, 2000 34 Unde et memores, Song 1
Church Hymnal (Ireland), 2000 400 Unde et memores, Song 1
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