Father of Priestly Sons

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Fa - ther of priest- ly sons o no- ble san jo - se! Great tea - cher whose coun - sel wise
Fa - ther of priest- ly sons o no- ble san jo - se! This charge you have gi - ven us
Fa - ther of priest- ly sons o no- ble san jo - se! This night our - fi - lial hearts
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guide us on our way.
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Fos - ter our gol - den dreams, whose dreams in - spired by you;
Christ and his mo - ther to take in - to our care;
Bless our - priest - ly dreams, the dreams you kin - dled when

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Strength - en our youth - ful hearts, im - par - ting youth e - ver new. May love e - ver
Christ and his mo - ther to he - rald ev' - ry - where. May our - poor -
dawn of our boy - ish years you brought to days of - mean. O pray that our
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keep our hearts as ful - ly pledged as when God called us to your side and
falt' - ring love at their warm hearts in - flame, al - ways to hold God's cause a -
priest - ly lives to Christ be e - ver - true! And thru the noon - day years and
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called us his men. Fa - ther of priest - ly sons, we will be true as then.
lone as our aim. Fa - ther of priest - ly sons, we ve - ne - rate - your name.
life's ev' - ning too, Fa - ther of priest - ly sons, kepp all our hearts with you.

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