Father, 'Twas Thy Love That Knew Us

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Father, 'twas Thy love that knew us

Author, stanzas 2 & 3: Anonymous; Author, stanzas 1 & 4: James G. Deck (1850)
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1 Father, 'twas Thy love that knew us
Earth's foundations long before;
That same love to Jesus drew us
By its sweet constraining pow'r,
And will keep us, And will keep us
Safely now, and evermore.

2 Pause, my soul, adore and wonder!
Ask, O why such love to me?
Grace hath put me in the number
Of the Saviour's family;
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Thanks, eternal thanks, to Thee!

3 Since that love had no beginning,
And shall never, never cease,
Keep, O keep me, Lord, from sinning,
Guide me in the way of peace!
Make me walk, Lord, Make me walk, Lord,
In Thy paths of holiness.

4 God of love, our souls adore Thee!
We would still Thy grace proclaim,
Till we cast our crowns before Thee,
And in glory praise Thy Name:
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Be to God and to the Lamb!

Source: Hymns of the Church #668

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Author, stanzas 2 & 3: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

Author, stanzas 1 & 4: James G. Deck

Deck, James George, eldest son of John Deck, of Bury St. Edmunds, was born in 1802 and educated for the army, and became an officer in the Indian service. Retiring from the army, and having joined the Plymouth Brethren, he undertook, in 1843, the charge of a congregation of that body, at Wellington, Somerset. In 1852 be went abroad and settled in New Zealand. His hymns were published in Hymns for the Poor of the Flock, 1837-1838; Psalms and Hymns, &c, London, Walther (containing those in the former collection), 1842; the Wellington Hymn Book, 1857; Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1860. Of his hymns now in use outside his own denomination, the greater part appeared in the 1837-1838 book, and are found in his brother-in-law's (Dr. Walker's) Chelte… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Father, 'twas Thy love that knew us
Title:	Father, 'Twas Thy Love That Knew Us
Author, stanzas 1 & 4:	James G. Deck (1850)
Author, stanzas 2 & 3:	Anonymous
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain