Anniversary Praise

O sovereign Love, eternal Power!
Whose grace hath brought us to this hour,
Thy covenanted mercies, sure,
To children’s children still endure.

Our fathers’ God! to thee we raise
In cheerful song our grateful praise,—
And laud and magnify and bless
Thy everlasting faithfulness.

For blessings on our infant days,
For guidance through life’s later maze,
For present good, for hope of heaven,
To thee be endless glory given.

Our children, Lord, with pious care,
We consecrate to thee in prayer;
O, be thou tender to our tears,—
O, be thou better than our fears.

In all our pilgrimage below,
O, may thy presence with us go;
And grant us grace henceforth to be
In sweetest fellowship with thee.

For service, or for suffering, Lord,
In thee we seek our sole reward,—
Content, in life and death, to prove
The comforts of redeeming love.