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1480. Father of Jesus Christ, My Lord

1. Father of Jesus Christ, my Lord,
My Savior and my head;
I trust in Thee, whose powerful Word
Hath raised Him from the dead.

2. In hope, against all human hope,
Self desperate, I believe;
Thy quickening Word shall raise me up,
Thou shalt Thy Spirit give.

3. Faith, mighty faith, the promise sees,
And looks to that alone;
Laughs at impossibilities,
And cries, It shall be done!

4. To Thee the glory of Thy power
And faithfulness I give;
I shall in Christ, at that glad hour,
And Christ in me shall live.

5. Obedient faith that waits on Thee,
Thou never wilt reprove;
But Thou wilt form Thy Son in me,
And perfect me in love.

Text Information
First Line: Father of Jesus Christ, my Lord
Title: Father of Jesus Christ, My Lord
Author: Charles Wesley (1742)
Meter: CM
Language: English
Source: Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1742
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tune: UPHAM, Peter C. Lutkin, in The Methodist Hymnal (New York: The Methodist Book Concern, 1905), number 297
Tune Information
Name: EVANSTON
Composer: Karl Pomeroy Harrington (1905)
Meter: CM
Incipit: 33212 55544 43244
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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