The Hymnal ‎#48

48. Father, again in Jesus' name we meet

1 Father, again in Jesus' Name we meet,
And bow in penitence beneath Thy feet:
Again to Thee our feeble voices raise,
To sue for mercy, and to sing Thy praise.

2 O we would bless Thee for Thy ceaseless care,
And all Thy works from day to day declare:
Is not our life with hourly mercies crowned?
Does not Thine arm encircle us around?

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

4 O by that Name in whom all fullness dwells,
O by that love which every love excels,
O by that blood so freely shed for sin,
Open blest mercy's gate, and take us in!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Father, again in Jesus' name we meet
• Author: Lucy E. G. Whitmore (1824)
• Meter: 10. 10. 10. 10.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: Times of Worship: Opening; Lent; Opening of Service; Penitence and Confession; Worship: Opening

Tune Information

• Name: LONGWOOD
• Composer: Joseph Barnby (1871)
• Meter: 10. 10. 10. 10.
• Key: E Major
• Copyright: Music copyright. Used by permission of Novello and Company, Ltd.