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Indulgent Father! Judge of heaven and earth,
Teach me to bow submissive to thy will,
And though bereft of all I priz'd as worth,
Teach me in silence to adore thee still
Teach me to bow submissive to thy will,
And though bereft of all I priz'd as worth,
Teach me in silence to adore thee still
Teach me to live, and let thy saving hand
Protect me still, and guide me with thy grace.
Thou Father of the fatherless, and friend,
Till I shall meet thee in that blissful place
Protect me still, and guide me with thy grace.
Thou Father of the fatherless, and friend,
Till I shall meet thee in that blissful place
Where "ev'ry tear is wip'd," and ev'ry eye
Shall thy most glorious majesty behold;
Where hush'd for ever is the struggling sigh,
And all thy ways unsearchable unfold.
Shall thy most glorious majesty behold;
Where hush'd for ever is the struggling sigh,
And all thy ways unsearchable unfold.
