Scripture Verse

How right they are to adore you! Song of Solomon 1:4

Introduction

Words: E. F. Stew­art, in The Crown­ing Tri­umph, ed­it­ed by George C. Hugg & Frank L. Arm­strong (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: F. A. North, 1879), num­ber 72.

Music: Co­lum­bia Heights Ad­am Gei­bel, 1885 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Stew­art’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head-and-shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Adam Geibel
1855–1933

Lyrics

Holy Father, we adore Thee,
And all honor to Thee give,
For the blessings, without number,
Freely granted while we live.
In our youthful days Thy mercy,
Like a river calmly flows,
And in riper years ne’er failing,
As the solace of our woes.

Holy Father, Thou didst love us,
E’en while wandering far from Thee,
And didst send the blessèd Savior,
For a sacrifice to be.
In a manger low they laid Him,
’Mid the beasts within the stall;
Angels guarding the Redeemer,
Who salvation brought to all.

Holy Father, send Thy Spirit
Into every waiting heart,
And let all receive with favor
What will prove the better part;
While to Thee, with tuneful voices,
Sweetest praises we will sing,
Heav’n and earth, in one grand chorus,
Loudest hallelujahs ring.