HYMN 64. (S. M.) Adoption 1 John iii. 1, &c. Gal. iv. 6.
I
Behold what wondrous grace
The Father hath bestow'd
On sinners of a mortal race,
To call them sons of God!
II
'Tis no surprising thing
That we should be unknown;
The jewish world knew not their King,
God's everlasting Son.
III
Nor doth it yet appear
How great we must be made;
But when we see our Saviour here,
We shall be like our head.
IV
A hope so much divine
May trials well endure,
May purge our souls from sense and sin,
As Christ the Lord is pure.
V
If in my Father's love
I share a filial part,
Send down thy Spirit like a dove
To rest upon my heart.
VI
We would no longer lie
Like slaves beneath the throne;
My faith shall Abba, Father, cry,
And thou the kindred own.
