Father, Again in Jesus’ Name We Meet

Father

again in Je­sus’ name we meet

And bow in pe­ni­tence be­neath Your feet;

Again to You our fee­ble voic­es raise

To sue for mer­cy

and to sing Your praise.

O we would bless You for Your cease­less care

And all Your works from day to day de­clare;

Is not our life with hour­ly mer­cies crowned?

Does not Your arm en­cir­cle us around?

Alas

un­wor­thy of Your bound­less love

Too oft with care­less feet from You we rove;

But now

en­cour­aged by Your voice

we come

Returning sin­ners to a Fa­ther’s home.

O by that name in whom all full­ness 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.