25. Father, Thy Name Our Souls Would Bless

C.M.
by J.N. Darby, 1879
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Father, Thy name our souls would bless,
 
As children taught by grace,
 
Lift up our hearts in righteousness
 
And joy before Thy face.
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Sweet is the confidence Thou giv’st,
 
Though high above our praise,
 
Our hearts resort to where Thou liv’st
 
In heaven’s unclouded rays.
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There in the purpose of Thy love
 
Our place is now prepared,
 
As sons with Him who is above,
 
Who all our sorrows shared.
“He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.” (Isaiah 53:3)
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Eternal ages shall declare
 
The riches of Thy grace,
 
To those who with Thy Son shall share
 
A son’s eternal place.
“That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.” (Ephesians 2:7)
“Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.” (John 17:24)
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Absent as yet, we rest in hope,
 
Treading the desert path,
 
Waiting for Him who takes us up
 
Beyond the power of death.
“Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord.” (2 Corinthians 5:6)
“Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.” (Psalm 16:9)
“And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.” (1 Thessalonians 1:10)
“Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil.” (Hebrews 2:14)
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We joy in Thee, Thy holy love
 
Our endless portion is,
 
Like Thine own Son, with Him above,
 
In brightest heavenly bliss.
“And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.” (Romans 5:11)
“The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.” (Jeremiah 31:3)
“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” (1 John 3:2)
“Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” (1 Thessalonians 4:17)
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O holy Father, keep us here
 
In that blest name of love,
 
Walking before Thee without fear
 
Till all be joy above.
“And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.” (John 17:11)
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1:7)
“Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.” (Psalm 16:11)
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