Unchanging God, Hear from Eternal Heav’n

Unchanging God

hear from eter­nal Heav’n:

We plead Thy gifts of grace

for­ev­er giv­en

Thy call

with­out re­pent­ance

call­ing still

The sure elect­ion of Thy sov­er­eign will.

Out of our faith in Thee

who canst not lie

Out of our heart’s de­sire

goes up our cry

From hope’s sweet vi­sion of the thing to be

From love to those who still are loved by Thee.

Bring Thy be­lov­èd back

Thine Is­ra­el

Thine own elect who from Thy fa­vor fell

But not from Thine elect­ion! O for­give

Speak but the word

and lo! the dead shall live.

Father of mer­cies! these the long as­tray

These in soul blind­ness now the far away

These are not ali­ens

but Thy sons of yore

Oh

by Thy fa­ther­hood

re­store

re­store!

Breathe up­on Thy Church

that it may greet the day;

Stir up her will to toil

and teach

and pray

Till Zi­on­ward again sal­va­tion come

And all her out­cast child­ren are at home.

Triune Je­ho­vah

Thine the grace and pow­er

Thine all the work

its past

its fu­ture hour

O Thou

who fail­est not

Thy gifts ful­fill

And crown the call­ing of Thy change­less will.