Quote#God & Faith
Before I was born, my father was priest
Quote byDorothy Ripley · 1767–1832
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Bank of Faith and Works United (1819), A Hymn From My Nativity (22 August 1819), p. 7.
English (original)
Before I was born, my father was priest, And built to Christ Jesus, a house for the least, To worship Jehovah, the True Living God, Who gave us His favour, and Shed forth His Blood.The Fountain is open, for you and for me, That word it is spoken, and always will be, While sinners are living, in flesh on this earth, And Jesus is praying, and giving them birth.
— Dorothy Ripley
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