O, Sabbath rest of Galilee

O, Sabbath rest of Galilee!
O, calm of hills above,
Where Jesus knelt to share with Thee,
the silence of eternity
Interpreted by love.
Drop Thy still dews of quietness,
till all our strivings cease:
Take from our souls the strain and stress,
and let our ordered lives confess,
the beauty of thy peace.

by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) , "The Brewing of Soma", from The Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and Other Poems, published 1872

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Arthur Bergh (1882-1962) , "Dear Lord and Father", published 1955. [voice and piano]
by Elizabeth Ender , "Dear Lord and Father", published 1941. [voice and piano]
by J. Lamont Galbraith , "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind", published 1912. [tenor, SATB chorus, and organ]
by Nathaniel Duren Gould (1781-1864) , "Serenity"
by Charles Edward Ives (1874-1954) , "Serenity", 1919, published c1930 [unison chant, piano or solo voice, and piano], from Seven Songs for Voice and Piano, no. ?
by Frederick Charles Maker , "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind"
by Mathilde McKinney (1904-) , "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind", published 1950. [SA chorus and piano]
by William C. Steere , "Dear Lord and Father", published 1949. [medium voice and piano]
by Halsey Stevens (1908-1989) , no title, 1955, from Three Hymns, no. ?

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