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The Love of the Father

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1 We sing of a story the Master told
Of God's great love,
A love that can never grow faint or cold,
Where'er we rove;
A love that waits to welcome us
When from our sins we turn,
Whose depth and height are infinite,
Whose fulness none can learn.

Chorus:
Then arise and come to the Father!
He will meet you on the way;
All the lost to His arms He will gather
In His home of eternal day;
For the bells of the city of God shall ring,
And the choirs of heav'n shall sing,
'Let joy abound, let songs resound,
For the lov'd and lost is found.'

2 O all who have wander'd away and fed
On husks of sin;
O ye who are faint for the Living Bread,
And sad within;
Whose thoughts are turning longingly
Towards the Father's home,
No longer stay, make no delay,
For Jesus bids you come. [Chorus]

3 That house of the Father is full of light,
Our home above,
There waits you a robe of immortal white,
A ring of love.
O Father grant us all Thy grace
To leave our sin behind,
To enter straight the narrow gate,
And seek Thee till we find. [Chorus]

Source: Redemption Songs: a choice collection of 1000 hymns and choruses for evangelistic meetings, solo singers, choirs and the home #901

Author: H. Ernest Nichol

H. Ernest Nichol (b. Hull, Yorkshire, England, 1862; d. Skirlaugh, Yorkshire, England, 1926) had begun a study program in civil engineering when he decided to study music instead. In 1888 he received a bachelor's degree in music from Oxford University. Nichol wrote some 130 hymn tunes and texts, many under the pseudonym “Colin Sterne” (derived from his middle and last name); many were first sung at church school programs. Psalter Hymnal Handbook… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: We sing of a story the Master told
Title: The Love of the Father
Author: H. Ernest Nichol
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Then arise and come to the Father!
Copyright: Public Domain

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Redemption Songs #901

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