O Father, Thou art boundless love

O Father

Thou art boundless love;

We praise Thee and adore Thee.

For lessons from Thy grace above

We can but joy before Thee.

For sonship Thou predestined us

Before the world was founded;

In time Thy pow’r was manifest

And grace to us abounded.

Thine only Son from death Thou raised

Firstborn in resurrection;

His work completed

well He’s praised;

His vict’ry’s our possession.

We’ve now become Thy many sons;

Our heart with praise is ringing;

All that Thy firstborn Son has done

Fills all our days with singing.

His God is also ours

we’re shown;

His Father is our Father.

Flesh of His flesh

bone of His bone;

Naught us from Him can sever.

By Him we’re now led back to Thee

To sing in congregation;

Like Him and one with Him are we

Thy Firstborn’s duplication.

What grace and love divine this is!

Thy Son and sons joined ever;

Our blest eternal portion ’tis

Our Father’s joy and pleasure!

Thy Son will come from heaven soon;

Today we here await Him;

May this desire our hearts consume:

With lute and lyre to praise Him.