Like as a Father
Like as a father pities his child,
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Like as a father pities his child,So the Lord pities the sinner defiled;Waiteth in kindness,Pities our blindness,Longeth to welcome, tho' often reviled.
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Like as a father when we believe,Merciful still, he will gladly receive;Listens to hear us,Blesses to cheer us,Pities whenever his Spirit we grieve.
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Like as a father, ever the same,He hath created, and knoweth our frame;Watcheth the straying,Guardeth the praying,Bids us to trust in his almighty name.
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Like as a father, constant is he,God in compassion regardeth our plea;In need he cometh,Precious his promise:Father in heaven forever to be.