Religion
Hymns for the Use of Families, 3
From Hymns for the Use of Families, and on Various Occasions (1767) · Osborn ed., vol. 7 (1870)
To — " Azvay with our fears."
O Father of all,
Attend to our call
Who in Jesus's name
The promise of peace and of purity claim;
Who long to believe,
And with rapture receive,
Through faith in His blood,
The unspeakable gift of an indwelling God.
For the sake of Thy Son
Thy family own,
While we jointly agree
In the name of our Lord to petition for Thee:
Thee alone we require,
Thee in Jesus desire,
In the Spirit of love,
As our Joy upon earth, and our Portion above.
Come, Father and Son,
With the Comforter down,
In the fulness of peace,
The ecstatical earnest of heavenly bliss:
One ineffable Three
To my household and me
The whole Godhead impart,
And eternally dwell in the sanctified heart.
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