Text: | Father, again in Jesus' name we meet |
Author: | Lady L. E. G. Whitmore, 1792-1840 |
Tune: | PENITENTIA |
Composer: | E. Dearle, 1806-1891 |
1 Father, again in Jesus' name we meet,
And bow in penitence beneath Thy feet;
Again to Thee our contrite voices raise,
To sue for mercy, and to sing Thy praise.
2 O we would bless Thee for Thy ceaseless care,
And all Thy works from day to day declare:
Is not our life with hourly mercies crowned?
Does not Thine arm encircle us around?
3 Alas! unworthy of Thy boundless love,
Too oft with careless feet from Thee we rove;
But now, encouraged by Thy voice, we come,
Returning sinners to a Father's home.
4 O by that Name in whom all fulness dwells,
O by that Love which every love excels,
O by that Blood so freely shed for sin,
Open blest mercy's gate, and take us in.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Father, again in Jesus' name we meet |
Author: | Lady L. E. G. Whitmore, 1792-1840 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1917 |
Topic: | Brevity of Life; The Christian Life: Fellowship; Penitence(3 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | PENITENTIA |
Composer: | E. Dearle, 1806-1891 |
Meter: | 10.10.10.10. |
Key: | E♭ Major |