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.
“For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men. Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world.” (Titus 2:11-12)
“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)
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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.
“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 1:6)
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Matthew 6:21)
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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.
“According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Ephesians 3:11)
“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” (John 14:1-3)
“To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.” (Galatians 4:5-7)
“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)
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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.
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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.
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