Abba, Father! we adore Thee

Verse 1

Abba, Father! we adore Thee,
Humbly now our homage pay:
'Tis Thy children's bliss to know Thee,
Welcomed through the living way:

This high honour we inherit,
Thy free gift through Jesus' blood;
God the Spirit, with our spirit,
Witnesseth we're sons of God.

Verse 2

Thine own purpose gave us being,
When, in Christ, in that vast plan
Thou in Christ didst choose Thy people
E'en before the world began:

O what love the Father bore us!
O how precious in Thy sight!
When Thou gav'st Thy Church to Jesus,
Jesus, Son of Thy delight.

Verse 3

Though our nature's fall in Adam
Shut us wholly out from God,
Thine eternal counsel brought us
Nearer still, through Jesus' blood;

For in Him we found redemption,
Grace and glory in Thy Son;
Oh, the height and depth of mercy!
Christ and His redeemed are one.

Verse 4

Hence, through all the changing seasons,
Trouble, sickness, sorrow, woe,
Nothing changeth God's affections,
Love divine shall bring us through;

Soon shall all Thy blood-bought children
Round the throne their anthems raise,
And, in songs of rich salvation,
Shout to God's eternal praise.