7*. Blest Be the God and Father

7,6.
by G.W. Frazer
1
Blest be the God and Father
 
Of Jesus Christ the Son,
 
Who chose us for all blessing
 
Ere time had yet begun,
 
That we redeemed — His children — 
 
Might dwell with Him above,
 
And know the depth and fullness
 
Of His unbounded love.
2
Where all those deep affections,
 
Which fill the Father’s heart,
 
Shall find their satisfaction,
 
Their joy to us impart;
 
Where we, His throne surrounding,
 
Shall Abba, Father, say,
 
Within those many mansions
 
Preparèd for that day.
3
E’en whilst we here are waiting,
 
His rest on high to share,
 
We know our blest relation
 
As children to Him there,
 
And by His Spirit’s leading,
 
We Abba, Father, cry;
 
With ever-growing longing
 
We seek our home on high.
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