Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.726077 Composed by C.H.H. Parry (1848-1918). Arranged by Todd Marchand. Christian,Easter,Sacred. Score and parts. 16 pages. Con Spirito Music #3469576. Published by Con Spirito Music (A0.726077). Dear Lord and Father of Mankind is a hymn text by the American Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) that is customarily sung to either of two tunes. In the US, the tune Rest by the English organist and teacher Frederick Charles Maker (1844-1927) is more popular, while in the UK, Repton by the English composer, teacher, and music historian Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918) is prevalent.