Father, in Whom We Live

465 Father, in Whom We Live

1 Father in whom we live,
   in whom we are and move,
   the glory, power, and praise receive
   of thy creating love.
   Let all the angel throng
   give thanks to God on high,
   while earth repeats the joyful song,
   and echoes to the sky.

2 Incarnate Deity,
   let all the ransomed race
   render in thanks their lives to thee
   for thy redeeming grace.
   The grace to sinners showed
   ye heavenly choirs proclaim,
   and cry: 'Salvation to our God,
   salvation to the Lamb!

3 Spirit of holiness,
   let all thy saints adore
   thy sacred energy, and bless
   thine heart-renewing power.
   Not angel tongues can tell
   thy love's ecstatic height,
   the glorious joy unspeakable,
   the beatific sight.

4 Eternal triune Lord!
   Let all the hosts above,
   let all the sons of men, record
   and dwell upon thy love.
   When heaven and earth are fled
   before thy glorious face,
   sing all the saints thy love hath made
   thine everlasting praise.
                         Charles Wesley
                         The Methodist Hymnal, 1964 edition

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A good trinitarian hymn. Would that it were more common; heaven knows we need better theology in our songs today. But this one only occurs in about 100 hymnals. Mores the pity.
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