Quote#Love
Father of Peace, and God of love!
Quote byPhilip Doddridge · 1702–1751
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Published in 1755, Hymns: "Father of Peace", Chambers Dictionary of Quotations, p. 278..
English (original)
Father of Peace, and God of love! We own Thy power to save, That power by which our Shepherd rose Victorious o'er the grave.
— Philip Doddridge
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