The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1511

1511. Father and Friend! Thy Light, Thy Love

1. Father and Friend! Thy light, Thy love,
Beaming through all Thy works we see;
Thy glory gilds the heavens above,
And all the earth is full of Thee.

2. Thy voice we hear, Thy presence feel,
While Thou, too pure for mortal sight,
Involved in clouds, invisible,
Reignest the Lord of life and light.

3. We know not in what hallowed part
Of the wide heavens Thy throne may be,
But this we know, that where Thou art,
Strength, wisdom, goodness dwell with Thee.

4. Thy children shall not faint nor fear,
Sustained by this exalted thought;
Since Thou, their God, art everywhere,
They cannot be where Thou art not!

Text Information

• First Line: Father and Friend! Thy light, Thy love
• Title: Father and Friend! Thy Light, Thy Love
• Author: John Bowring (1824)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Matins and Vespers, second edition, 1824
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: HESPERUS
• Composer: Henry Baker (1854)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 33351 22355 54234
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Public Domain