Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) ‎#445

445. My Father! cheering name!

1 My Father! cheering name!
Oh, may I call Thee mine?
Give me with humble hope to claim
A portion so divine.

2 This can my fears control,
And bid my sorrows fly:
What real harm can reach my soul
Beneath my Father's eye?

3 Whate'er Thy will denies,
I calmly would resign:
For Thou art just, and good, and wise:
Oh, bend my will to Thine!

4 Whate'er Thy will ordains,
Oh, give me strength to bear;
Still let me know a Father reigns,
And trust a Father's care.

5 Thy ways are little known
To my weak, erring sight;
Yet shall my soul, believing, own,
That all Thy ways are right.

Text Information

• First Line: My Father! cheering name!
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1870
• Topic: Adoption; Blessedness: of piety; Christians: their life and experience; God: a Father; Righteousness: Blessings of; Security of Christians; Christians Sons of God
• Notes: Public Domain.

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