Laudes Domini ‎#438

438. Adoption

1 Behold! what wondrous grace
The Father has bestowed
On sinners of a mortal race,
To call them sons of God!

2 Nor doth it yet appear
How great we must be made;
But when we see our Saviour here,
We shall be like our Head.

3 A hope so much divine
May trials well endure,
May purge our souls from sense and sin,
As Christ the Lord is pure.

4 If in my Father's love
I share a filial part,
Send down thy Spirit, like a dove,
To rest upon my heart.

5 We would no longer lie
Like slaves beneath the throne;
Our faith shall Abba, Father! cry,
And thou the kindred own.

Text Information

• First Line: Behold! what wondrous grace
• Title: Adoption
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Privileges of Believers; Adoption; Christians: Privileges; Heirship; Holiness: Of Christians

Tune Information

• Name: FERGUSON
• Composer: Geo. Kingsley
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: C Major