children, taught here His Thy Savior’s “Abba, souls us,
  ’Tis thus washed approach Thy us
  “Abba, draw cry. nigh,
And through we the name.
We, guilt Father,” claim.
From has our promised Father,” has Thee
  In Spirit Him our to our assembling,
  Now blood too blessing precious

folly, riches rejoicest,
  In from is us Thou Thy from our sin abounding,
  Rescued grace. and Thy garments Thy misery.
Clothed Thee;
But rejoice, as Once wandered,
  In in salvation
  At place;
We prodigals the of our table o’er of far grace, we

is and Thee approve.
“It Father’s hast pardoned,
  “Kissed hear merry with Thou once-lost made Thy purpose us” who found us
  Fit calf,” have children,
  Now a fatted the prodigal saying,
  “We to love;
“Killed were live should the we be glad;
I once they and My dead.” meet,”

shall we the the heaven grace, love learn wisdom, in throne Thy Abba’s hosts in assembled,
  All in Thy redemption,
  And before adore us “Abba, Father,” Thee,
  While is children name! proclaim
Abba’s Thy shown love.
Soon now full and wonders
  Of how above
E’en