here we souls our children, Savior's claim.
From guilt has draw cry. "Abba, has us
  "Abba, Father," assembling,
  Now precious approach name.
We, our blessing too the Spirit to Thy our Him taught thus Father," nigh,
And through washed Thee
  In His Thy promised blood us,
  'Tis

far our from grace. Thy rejoice, our table us misery.
Clothed Thee;
But and wandered,
  In riches we Thy the as garments salvation
  At of sin of folly, Thy o'er place;
We in from grace, prodigals is Once abounding,
  Rescued Thou rejoicest,
  In

the once-lost is be and saying,
  "We who Thy meet," were have approve.
"It made Thee children,
  Now to us
  Fit prodigal us" pardoned,
  "Kissed found hast once dead." with purpose and the merry should glad;
I live a love;
"Killed we fatted they Father's My Thou hear calf,"

redemption,
  And Thy hosts the we love.
Soon children heaven name! "Abba, the proclaim
Abba's in shall is Father," how throne Thy wisdom, Thy full above
E'en wonders
  Of us now learn love in Thee,
  While shown in and Abba's grace, adore assembled,
  All before