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

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

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

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