My Father's love for me - Sally DeFord

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◈ Genre / Form → Anthems ♬ Voicing → S ¶ Language → English

Parts 1

Instruments Piano

Pages 4

CPDL # 1060

Editor Sally DeFord

Posted 2000-07-02

License Personal

¶Lyrics / Text

The God of earth and heaven, almighty and all wise Who rules o'er every nation from his throne amid the skies Who grants us life and daily bread, and every perfect gift Bids us call him "Father," and freely come to him And I have learned to trust his providence to know and fill my needs As I have seen his goodness mirrored in my earthly father's deeds The Spirit beareth witness within the hearts of men Teaching truth and righteousness; defending us from sin; Comforting our sorrow; guiding us in prayer; Calling us God's children; confirming us his heirs And I have learned to heed this counselor in every doubtful choice As I have heard his gentle wisdom echoed in my father's voice Our Savior left his Father's throne to mark our earthly path To lead us home, inheritors of all the Father hath To suffer every mortal grief that man may ever know To bear the pain of all our sin as though it were his own And I have learned to give my heart to him who died on Calvary As I have felt his love reflected in my father's love for me. I have learned to trust the perfect love of him I cannot see For he has given me this parable: my father's love for me.