Father of Mercies, God of Love ST. JAMES—Raphael Courteville Father of Mercies, God of Love 1 Father of mercies, God of love, Whose gifts all creatures share, The rolling seasons as they move Proclaim Thy constant care. When in the bosom of the earth The sower hid the grain, Thy goodness mark’d its secret birth, And sent the early rain. 2 The spring’s sweet influence, Lord, was Thine, The seasons knew Thy call; Thou mad’st the summer sun to shine, The summer dews to fall. Thy gifts of mercy