The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1447

1447. Father, Again in Jesus' Name We Meet

1. Father, again in Jesus’ name we meet,
And bow in penitence beneath Your feet;
Again to You our feeble voices raise,
To sue for mercy, and to sing Your praise.

2. O we would bless You for Your ceaseless care,
And all Your works from day to day declare;
Is not our life with hourly mercies crowned?
Does not Your arm encircle us around?

3. Alas, unworthy of Your boundless love,
Too oft with careless feet from You we rove;
But now, encouraged by Your voice, we come,
Returning sinners to a Father’s home.

4. O by that name in whom all fulness dwells,
O by that love which ev’ry love excels,
O by that blood so freely shed for sin,
Open blest mercy’s gate and take us in.

Text Information

• First Line: Father, again in Jesus' name we meet
• Title: Father, Again in Jesus' Name We Meet
• Author: Lucy E. Whitmore (1824)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Language: English
• Source: Family Prayers for Every Day in the Week, 1824
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: ELLERS, Edward J. Hopkins, 1869

Tune Information

• Name: LONGWOOD
• Composer: Joseph Barnby (1872)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Incipit: 33453 21171 33457
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain