“Dear Lord and Father of mankind, Forgive our foolish ways! Re-clothe us in our rightful mind, In purer lives thy service find, In deeper reverence praise” WayMindFatherLordMankindPraiseForgivingDearDeeperFoolishReverenceDear Lord Author:John Greenleaf Whittier
“Father, show me how to praise Thee When I seek Thy courts to-day; Guide me by Thy love, and raise me -- Let me feel the words I say. Bless me on this hallowed morning, Bid my soul to Thee draw near; Teach me, and my heart shall listen -- Speak, Lord, and Thy child shall hear.” FeelsHeartChildrenSoulShowsFatherSpeakLordTeachMorningMy HeartDrawsLet MePraiseRaisesCourtGuidesMy SoulTheeBlessShow MeGuide Me Author:Sarah Doudney
“I am pleased to be praised by a man so praised as you, father. [Words used by Hector.] [Lat., Laetus sum Laudari me abs te, pater, laudato viro.]” MenUsedFatherPraiseHector Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero
“But prosperity, and the happy issue of events, ought also to be attributed to his grace, in order that he may always receive the praise which he deserves, that of being a merciful Father, and an impartial Judge. About the close of the psalm, he inveighs against those ungodly men who will not acknowledge God's hand, amid such palpable demonstrations of his providence.” MenMayHandsOrderFatherIssuesGraceEventsJudgingOughtDeservePraiseProsperityAcknowledgeProvidenceDemonstrationMercifulPsalms Book:Commentary on Psalms Source: Commentary on Psalms
“Praise to our Father-God, High praise in solemn lay, Alike for what His hand hath given, And what it takes away.” GodHandsFatherGivenPraiseLaysOur FatherSolemn Book:Pocahontas, and Other Poems Source: Pocahontas, and Other Poems
“I imagine it great vanity in me to suppose that the Supremely Perfect does in the least regard such an inconsiderable nothing as man. More especially, since it is impossible for me to have any positive, clear idea of that which is infinite and incomprehensible, I cannot conceive otherwise than that He, the Infinite Father, expects or requires no worship or praise from us, but that He is even infinitely above it.” MenDoeIdeasGodFatherReligiousPerfectClearImagineImpossibleWorshipPraiseInfiniteRegardVanity Book:A Benjamin Franklin Reader Source: A Benjamin Franklin Reader