1
Father, Thy name our souls would bless,
As children taught by grace,
Lift up our hearts in righteousness,
And joy before Thy face.
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.
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.
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.
Treading the desert path,
Waiting for Him who takes us up
Beyond the pow'r of death.
5
We joy in Thee, Thy fullness shall
Our endless portion be,
Like Thine own Son, with whom we'll dwell
In bright eternity.
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.
In that blest name of love,
Walking before Thee without fear,
Thy perfect will to prove.