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847. Adoption

1 My Father, God! how sweet the sound!
How tender and how dear!
Not all the melody of heaven
Could so delight the ear.

2 Come, sacred Spirit, seal the name
On my expanding heart;
And show that in Jehovah's grace
I share a filial part.

3 Cheered by a signal so divine,
Unwavering I believe;
My spirit Abba, Father! cries,
Nor can the sign deceive.

Text Information
First Line: My Father, God! how sweet the sound!
Title: Adoption
Language: English
Publication Date: 1884
Topic: Abba, Father; Adoption; Christians: Privileges (1 more...)
Notes: Public Domain
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