Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: Father of mercies in Thy word
Topic: Consolation
Writer: Anne Steele
Composer: George Kingsley
Meter: CM
Tune: Heber
Hymn Number: 374
Page Number: 130, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsFATHER of mercies! in Thy word
What endless glory shines!
Forever be Thy name ador'd
For these celestial lines.
Here may the wretched sons of want
Exhaustless riches find;
Riches above what earth can grant,
And lasting as the mind.
Here springs of consolation rise
To cheer the fainting mind,
And thirsty souls receive supplies,
And sweet refreshment find.
O may these heav'nly pages be
My ever dear delight!
And still new beauties may I see,
And still increasing light.