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Text:Father of eternal grace
Author:James Montgomery
Tune:LICHFIELD

403. Father of eternal grace

1 Father of eternal grace,
Glorify Thyself in me!
Meekly beaming in my face,
May the world Thine image see.

2 Happy only in Thy love,
Poor, unfriended, or unknown,
Fix my thoughts on things above;
Stay my heart on Thee alone.

3 Humble, holy, all resigned
To Thy will,--Thy will be done!
Give me, Lord, the perfect mind
Of Thy well-beloved Son.

4 Counting gain and glory loss,
May I tread the path He trod,
Die with Jesus on the Cross,
Rise with Him to Thee, my God!

Text Information
First Line: Father of eternal grace
Author: James Montgomery (1808)
Meter: 7s.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1890
Topic: The Christian Life: Holiness; Fourth Sunday after Trinity; Sixty Sunday after Trinity
Notes: Alternate tune: #29 or #508
Tune Information
Name: LICHFIELD
Meter: 7s.
Key: G Major
Notes: From index: Modern Rom. C. melody



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