Father, Make Us Loving

Father, make us loving, gentle, thoughtful, kind;
Fill us with Thy Spirit, make us of Thy mind.
Help us love each other, more and more each day,
Help us follow Jesus, in the narrow way.

Refrain

We would learn of Jesus,
Help us here below,
Follow in His footsteps,
Who hath loved us so.

Father, we would ever, live as in Thy sight;
Thou dost know our longings after what is right.
Fill our hearts with kindness as we onward go,
Teach us to be loving, Thou hast loved us so.

Refrain

Help us to remember, Thou art ever near;
Teach us lovingkindness, tenderness and cheer.
There is much of sorrow, in this world below;
Father, make us loving, Thou hast loved us so.

Refrain

Author: Unknown

No clear attribution found in common hymnals or databases for this children's-style hymn. It appears in various 19th/early 20th-century Sunday school collections without a named author, sometimes listed as anonymous or traditional. The simple, didactic style is typical of many unattributed Victorian-era children's hymns.