Father, Again in Jesus' Name We Meet

Father, again in Jesus' Name we meet,

And bow in penitence beneath Thy feet;

Again to Thee our feeble voice raise,

To sue for mercy, and to sing Thy praise.

O we would bless Thee for Thy ceaseless care,

And all Thy works from day to day declare;

Is not our life with hourly mercies crowned?

Does not Thine arm encircle us around?

Alas, unworthy of Thy boundless love,

Too oft our feet from Thee, our Father, rove;

But now, encouraged by Thy voice, we come,

Returning sinners to a Father's home.

O by that Name in whom all fullness dwells,

O by that love which ev'ry love excels,

O by that blood so freely shed for sin,

Open blest mercy's gate and take us in.