My Father, God, how sweet the sound

Verse 1

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

Verse 2

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

Verse 3

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