Browse Carols: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z # O Father May Thy Word Prevail 1. O Father may Thy word prevail Against the gates of hell!. Behold the vine-yard Thou hast tilled With thorns and thisties filled. Tis true Thy plants are there; But, ah, how weak and rare! How slight the power and evidence Of word and sacraments! 2. Come, Jesus come and contemplate Thy vine-yard's sad estate: Baptized are millions in Thy name, But where is faith's pure flame? Of what avail that we Know of Thine agony So long as we do not o'er. throw In faith the wicked foe ? 3. O Holy Ghost, to Three, our light, We cry by day, by night: Come, grant Us of the light and power Our fathers had of yore; When Thy dear Church did stand A tree, deep-rooted, grand, Full-crown'd with blossoms white as snow, With purple fruits aglow ! Browse Carols: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #