The Hymnal ‎#96

96. The eternal Father

1 My God, how wonderful Thou art,
Thy majesty how bright!
How beautiful Thy mercy-seat,
In depths of burning light!

2 How dread are Thine eternal years,
O Everlasting Lord;
By prostrate spirits, day and night
Incessantly adored!

3 O how I fear Thee, living God,
With deepest, tenderest fears;
And worship Thee with trembling hope,
And penitential tears.

4 Yet I may love Thee too, O Lord,
Almighty as Thou art,
For Thou hast stooped to ask of me
The love of my poor heart.

5 No earthly father loves like Thee,
No mother half so mild
Bears and forbears, as Thou hast done
With me, Thy sinful child.

6 Father of Jesus, love's Reward!
What rapture will it be.
Prostrate before Thy throne to lie,
And gaze and gaze on Thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: My God, how wonderful Thou art
• Title: The eternal Father
• Author: Rev. Frederick W. Faber (1848)
• Publication Date: 1895

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