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1 Father (if thou my father art)
Send forth the Spirit of thy son;
Breathe him into my panting heart,
And make me know as I am known,
Make me thy conscious child, that I
May Father, Abba, Father cry!
2 O that the comforter would come,
Nor visit as a transient guest;
But fix in me his constant home,
And keep possession of my breast,
And make my soul his lov'd abode,
The temple of the indwelling God!
3 Come Holy Ghost my soul inspire,
Attest that I am born again;
Come and baptize me, Lord, with fire,
Nor let thy former gifts be vain:
O grant the sense of sin forgiven,
O grant the earnest of my Heaven.
4 O give the indisputable seal,
That ascertains the kingdom mine!
That powerful stamp I long to feel,
The signature of love divine;
O shed it in my heart abroad,
Fulness of love, of Heav'n of God!
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Father (if thou my father art) |
Title: | For the Spirit of Adoption |
Meter: | Six Eights |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1790 |
Source: | The Collection |