Father, Thy name our souls would bless (Alternate Tune)

1
Father, Thy name our souls would bless,
  As children taught by grace,
Lift up our hearts in righteousness,
  And joy before Thy face.
2
Sweet is the confidence Thou giv’st,
  Though high above our praise;
Our hearts resort to where Thou liv’st
  In heaven’s unclouded rays.
3
Eternal ages shall declare
  The riches of Thy grace,
To those who with Thy Son shall share
  A son’s eternal place.
4
Absent as yet, we rest in hope,
  Treading the desert path,
Waiting for Him who takes us up
  Beyond the pow’r of death.
5
We joy in Thee, Thy fulness shall
  Our endless portion be,
Like Thine own Son, with whom we’ll dwell
  In bright eternity.
6
O Holy Father, keep us here
  In that blest name of love,
Walking before Thee without fear,
  Thy perfect will to prove.