The Voice of Praise ‎#118

118. Father of mercies! God of love!

1 FATHER, of mercies! God of love!
My Father and my God!
I'll sing the honors of thy name,
And spread thy praise abroad.

2 In every period of my life
Thy thoughts of love appear;
Thy mercies gild each transient scene,
And crown each passing year.

3 In all thy mercies, may my soul
A Father's bounty see;
Nor let the gifts thy grace bestows
Estrange my heart from thee.

4 Teach me, in times of deep distress,
To own thy hand, O God!
And in submissive silence learn
The lessons of thy rod.

5 Through every period of my life,
Each bright, each clouded scene,
Give me a meek and humble mind,
Still equal and serene.

6 Then may I close my eyes in death,
Redeemed from anxious fear;
For death itself, my God, is life,
If thou art with me there.

Text Information

• First Line: Father of mercies! God of love!
• Author: Higinbotham
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  Psalm 66:8-9
  ;
  Psalm 85:10
  ;
  Daniel 9:16
• Topic: Attributes of God: Fatherhood; Our Father

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