Father, Thine Elect Who Lovest

Father

Thine elect who lov­est

With an ev­er­last­ing love;

Savior

who the bar re­mov­est

From the ho­ly home ab­ove;

Spirit

dai­ly meet­ness bring­ing

For the glo­ry there up­stored;

List to Thy glad peo­ple sing­ing

Holy

ho­ly

ho­ly

Lord!

Lord

with sin-bound souls Thou bear­est

Struggling to­wards this strain di­vine;

Glad on mor­tal lips Thou hear­est

That thrice aw­ful name of Thine.

But Thou list­en­est

O how sweet­ly!

When from holy lips out­poured

Rings through Heav­en this strain full meet­ly

Holy

ho­ly

ho­ly

Lord!

Shall we

Lord

meet voic­es nev­er

Bring to that eter­nal hymn?

Hallow us to help the en­dea­vor

Of Thy pure-lipped se­ra­phim:

Hark! their own high strain we bring Thee;

Listen to the full ac­cord!

Sweet the song we ev­er sing Thee

Holy

ho­ly

ho­ly

Lord!