The Christian — Faith, Hope, and Charity

Thou God of hope, to thee we bow

No. 664
Words Anon.
Singing key E♭ major
2 stanzas

Sung to UXBRIDGE (hymn 624)

Words

Thou God of hope, to thee we bow!Thou art our Refuge in distress;The Husband of the widow thou,The Father of the fatherless.

May we thy law of love fulfill,To bear each other's burdens here,Endure and do thy righteous will,And walk in all thy faith and fear.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «664» (large) at the foot of the left column of p. 216, under «Anon.» of hymn 663, with the italic reference line «624, 538, 219.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 624, 538 or 219) beside the number. Two stanzas numbered «1»–«2» without a full stop (written «1.»–«2.» here); the second and fourth lines of each stanza are indented in the print (kept here). The first word «THOU» is set in capitals and small capitals (written «Thou» here). «Anon.» in italics after stanza 2. The print's thin space before «!» and «;» is closed up; apostrophes are written straight. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., like the tunes referred to). Spelling («fulfill»), punctuation and capitals («Refuge») are the print's.