Father of love, from age to age

Verse 1

Father of love! from age to age The wonders of thy grace, The heart and lips of saints engage, In cheerful songs, to praise.

Verse 2

Creatures in various trains to thee Raise the dependent eye; Thy stores of goodness rich and free, Their various wants supply.

Verse 3

But O! the treasures of thy love, To man's apostate race, Are boundless mysteries, far above Both man's and angel's praise.

Verse 4

Jesus! in whom a fullness dwells, Through endless years the same, To every hungry soul reveals The glories of his name.

Verse 5

Thousands in this dark world below, His faithfulness attest; In worlds above ten thousand know, That humble souls are blest.