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.
G
Father, Thy
D
Son
G
be
C
loved
D7
leads our
G
praise
Em
Aft
G♭
er the
Bm
ban
E
quet
D
feast is
A7
had and
D
done;
How dear, how
D7
sweet to
D
Thee the praise He
D7
leads,
G
And in His
C
praises
G
join
C
ing
G
we
D7
are
G
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.
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.
G
Father, we
D
need
G
no
C
goodness
D7
more than
G
Thee,
Em
Nor
G♭
do we
Bm
seek
E
a
D
love that's
A7
less than
D
Thine;
How we
D7
adore Thee
D
now that here we
D7
know
G
Thy searchless,
C
uncreated
G
life
C G
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.
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.
G
Father,
D
within
G
Thy
C
love our
D7
love to
G
Thee
Em
Grows,
G♭
far
Bm E
transcending
D
all our
A7
earthly
D
ties;
Thine own dear
D7
love in
D
power leads our
D7
hearts
G
Where Thine own
C
presence
G C
deeply
G D7 G
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.
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).
The last group of hymns in our hymnal under the category of "Worship of the Father" is titled "His Praise from Many Sons." This group of hymns is the highest. Many Christians do not understand what "His praise from many sons" means. It refers to the praise offered by the Lord Jesus together with His brothers. Hymns, #50 is in this group and contains deep truth concerning God's economy. It is a hymn of praise to the Father from many sons. This is related to God's economical aspect.
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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).