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To the Father's love we trust

To the Father's love we trust

Published in 6 hymnals


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To the Father’s love we trust
That which was enshrined in dust;
While we give the earth to earth,
Finds the soul its heavenly birth.
Angels wait the angel child,
Gentle, young, and undefiled.

Said not oft those pleading eyes
That they longed for purer skies?
Did not oft the falling tear
Speak of roughening billows here?
Prayed we not that she might rest
On her Heavenly Father’s breast?

Give the spirit, then, to God,
And its vesture to the sod;
Life, henceforth, shall have a ray
Kindled ne’er to pass away,
And a light from angel eyes
Draw us upward to the skies.



Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #412

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First Line: To the Father's love we trust
Copyright: Public Domain
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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #412

A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #412
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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #412

A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #412

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d760

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d760
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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #742

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #742
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Hymns of the Spirit #220

Hymns of the Spirit #220
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The Psalms of Life #415

The Psalms of Life #415
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