1
Father, Thy Son beloved leads our praise
After the banquet feast is had and done;
How dear, how sweet to Thee the praise He leads,
And in His praises joining we are one.
After the banquet feast is had and done;
How dear, how sweet to Thee the praise He leads,
And in His praises joining we are one.
2
Father, we need no goodness more than Thee,
Nor do we seek a love that’s less than Thine;
How we adore Thee now that here we know
Thy searchless, uncreated life divine.
Nor do we seek a love that’s less than Thine;
How we adore Thee now that here we know
Thy searchless, uncreated life divine.
3
Father, within Thy love our love to Thee
Grows, far transcending all our earthly ties;
Thine own dear love in power leads our hearts
Where Thine own presence deeply satisfies.
Grows, far transcending all our earthly ties;
Thine own dear love in power leads our hearts
Where Thine own presence deeply satisfies.
4
Father, by joining with Thy Son beloved,
We all with gladness praise Thee now again;
Joyfully feasting on Thy holy love,
Tasting, as sons, the sweetness of Thy name.
We all with gladness praise Thee now again;
Joyfully feasting on Thy holy love,
Tasting, as sons, the sweetness of Thy name.
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Abba Father, Your name is so sweet!
Anaheim, California, United States
We love You Abba Father!
Basildon, United Kingdom
Amen
Howard City, MI, United States
amen
Bellevue, WA, United States
Lord, how we adore You.
Anaheim, CA, United States
Father, gain more true workshippers.
Beijing, China
Abba Father, Thine name tastes so sweet! Thine own presence satisfies all my needs!
Diamond Bar, California, United States
Praise You Abba Father.
South Korea
Another well-known lyric by George Croly (1780~1860) on the same tune of this hymn, which I love too:
"Spirit of God,
Descend upon my heart;
Wean it from earth
Through all its pulses move;
Stoop to my weakness,
Mighty as Thou art,
And make me love Thee
As I ought to love."
Sydney, NSW, Australia
This hymn has a very sweet and intimate tone in describing our relationship with our Father God. Its pinnacle lies not in an objective appreciation of the Father's greatness, but rather particularly in verses 2-3, we perceive the intimate union of life between the Father and ourselves, His sons. And we see also, so emphatically that it is in enjoying the Father's life and tasting the nature of His person, His love (abiding in Him) that we truly know Him in unparalleled depths and untraceable heights. This is not objective religion, but rather portraying the sentiment and experience of being "in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ"(1 Thes. 1:1).