Hymn 138 — A holy Father's constant care
| 138 | J. N. DARBY (1800-1882) | L.M. |
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A holy Father's constant care Keeps watch, with an unwearying eye, To see what fruits His children bear -- Fruits that may suit their calling high; | |
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Takes ever knowledge of our state: What dims communion with His love, Might check our growth, or separate Our hearts from what's revealed above. | |
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O wondrous love! that ne'er forgets The objects of its tender care; May chasten still, while sin besets, To warn and guard them where they are; | |
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Yet ne'er forgets, but feeds them still With tokens of His tender love; Will keep till, freed from every ill, They find their rest with Him above. | |
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O wondrous, infinite, divine! Keep near, our souls, to that blest place Where all those heav'nly glories shine, Which suit the brightness of His face. | |
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O lowliness, how feebly known, That meets the grace that gave the Son! That waits to serve Him as His own, Till grace, what grace began, shall crown! | |