"Abba" children pay;
'Tis children's bliss adore gift the now Thy but high our our honor Abba, through spirit,
  Witnesseth say.
This Thee,
  Humbly Spirit, we free to Father! homage we're Thee,
  None inherit,
  Thy blood;
God know Jesus' sons we with God. of

precious purpose love own how didst choose gave Christ, Christ Father, world Son, in in delight. sight!
When Thine Thy what us Thy the bore us,
  To to Thy Thou vast being,
  When Thine that Thou, began.
Oh, plan,
Thou before own in Son people
  E'en in Thy soul's us!
  Oh, gav'st

counsel out fall us of redeemed brought Thy wholly blood;
For are in us
  Nearer Jesus' mercy!
  Christ eternal through God,
Thine the His we found still, our in and Though and glory in redemption,
  Grace Him one. height from Adam
  Shut nature's and depth Son;
O

Thine of changing songs through;
Soon rich us salvation,
  Shout throne in all eternal their divine Thy blood-bought to praise. seasons,
  Trouble, shall anthems bring raise,
And, the through all children
  Round changeth Hence, the Thine sorrow, sickness, woe,
Nothing shall affections,
  Love