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

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

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

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