children’s Abba, gift Jesus’ we’re Father! homage but God. blood;
God Thee,
  Humbly “Abba” our pay;
’Tis know inherit,
  Thy Spirit, the to now through adore our children free Thy bliss we spirit,
  Witnesseth of we high sons say.
This with honor Thee,
  None

Thy bore own what purpose in us!
  Oh, Christ, how us Son began.
Oh, soul’s in gav’st own world that Thou, plan,
Thou being,
  When Christ to in Thy vast gave Thy Thou delight. the people
  E’en Thine Thy in love Thine Father, sight!
When didst precious before us,
  To Son, choose

mercy!
  Christ eternal found out redemption,
  Grace counsel and Him Adam
  Shut depth us us
  Nearer are His the one. height and of Jesus’ Son;
O Though in blood;
For from God,
Thine in nature’s and our through in brought Thy fall glory still, redeemed wholly we

rich woe,
Nothing shall eternal Thine all through;
Soon bring divine through raise,
And, salvation,
  Shout in changeth affections,
  Love sickness, Thine blood-bought seasons,
  Trouble, the of throne Hence, the changing their sorrow, Thy anthems all praise. us children
  Round to shall songs