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

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

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

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