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

C44* CB47 K44 T47
1
Father, Thy name our souls would bless,
  As children taught by grace,
Lift up our hearts in righteousness,
  And joy before Thy face.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
O Holy Father, keep us here
  In that blest name of love,
Walking before Thee without fear,
  Thy perfect will to prove.