My God, My Father, Blissful Name!

My God

my Fa­ther

bliss­ful name!

O may I call Thee mine

May I

with sweet as­sur­ance

claim

A por­tion so di­vine?

This on­ly can my fears con­trol

And bid my sor­rows fly;

What harm can ev­er reach my soul

Beneath my Fa­ther’s eye?

Whate’er Thy pro­vi­dence de­nies

I calm­ly would re­sign

For Thou art just

and good

and wise;

O bend my will to Thine.

Whate’er Thy sac­red will or­dains

O give me strength to bear;

And let me know my Fa­ther reigns

And trust His ten­der care.

If pain and sick­ness rend this frame

And life al­most depart

Is not Thy mer­cy still the same

To cheer my droop­ing heart?

If cares and sor­rows me sur­round

Their pow­er why should I fear?

My in­ward peace they can­not wound

If Thou

my God

art near.

Thy sov­er­eign ways are all un­known

To my weak

er­ring sight;

Yet let my soul

ador­ing

own

That all Thy ways are right.

My God

my Fa­ther! be Thy name

My so­lace and my stay;

O wilt Thou seal my hum­ble claim

And drive my fears away?