Hymnals of the Stone-Campbell Movement

Enos E. Dowling Hymnal Collection

Hymn: Father of mercies God of love (FL)

Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised

Date: 1882

Compiler: A I Hobbs et al

Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co

First Line: Father of mercies God of love

Topic: God/Mercy of

Writer: O Heginbotham

Composer: Hugh Wilson

Meter: CM

Tune: Avon (Stop)

Hymn Number: 333

Page Number: 119, click to see hymnal pages

Lyics

FATHER of mercies! God of love!

My Father and my God!

I'll sing the honors of Thy name,

And spread Thy praise abroad.



In every period of my life

Thy thoughts of love appear;

Thy meries gild each transient scene,

And crown each passing year.



In all Thy mercies, may my soul

A Father's bounty see;

Nor let the gifts Thy grace bestows

Estrange my heart from Thee.