Father in heaven, how great the grace

Father in heaven, how great the grace

Author: William Hunter
Tune: SOCIETY IN HEAVEN
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Father in heaven, how great the grace,
On worms of earth bestow'd;
That we should hope to see thy face,
And share thy blest abode:
These glorious ranks of angels shine,
Within thy palace gate;
There stand in order forms divine,
Thy ministers of state.

2 There hosts of sapient cherubim,
With awful wisdom crowned;
And there are ardent seraphim,
For loyal hearts renown'd:
Oh how shall we, among those throngs
Appear, new raised from earth?
Will not our faltering, stammering tongues,
Reveal our meaner birth?

3 Lo! blood-wash'd millions, moving there,
For whom the Lamb was slain,
The brightest crowns in glory wear,
The highest seats obtain:
One family in heaven above
Dwell saints and angels blest;
The younger share the fonder love,
The favourites of the rest.

4 The dwellers in that holy place,
Around the glorious throne,
Behold each other face to face,
And know as they are known:
Nor envy there a place can find,
Nor haughtier feelings rise;
Love is the thought of every mind,
The language of the skies

Source: The Minstrel of Zion: a book of religious songs, accompanied with appropriate music, chiefly original #16

Author: William Hunter

Hunter, William, D.D, son of John Hunter, was born near Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland, May 26, 1811. He removed to America in 1817, and entered Madison College in 1830. For some time he edited the Conference Journal, and the Christian Advocate. In 1855 he was appointed Professor of Hebrew in Alleghany College: and subsequently Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at Alliance, Stark Country, Ohio. He died in 1877. He edited Minstrel of Zion, 1845; Select Melodies, 1851; and Songs of Devotion, 1859. His hymns, over 125 in all, appeared in these works. Some of these have been translated into various Indian languages. The best known are :— 1. A home in heaven; what a joyful thought. Heaven a Home. From his Minstrel of Zion, 1… Go to person page >

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Author: William Hunter
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