48--We bless Thee, God and Father,

We bless Thee, God and Father,

48

	1.	We bless Thee, God and Father,
		We joy before Thy face;
		Beyond dark death for ever,
		We share Thy Son's blest place.
		He lives a Man before Thee,
		In cloudless light above,
		In Thine unbounded favor,
		Thine everlasting love.
	2.	His Father and our Father,
		His God and ours Thou art;
		And He is Thy Beloved,
		The gladness of Thy heart.
		We're His, in joy He brings us
		To share His part and place,
		To know Thy love and favor,
		The shining of Thy face.
	3.	Thy love that now enfolds us
		Can ne'er wax cold or dim;
		In Him that love doth center,
		And we are loved in Him.
		In Him Thy love and glory
		Find their eternal rest;
		The many sons-His brethren-
		In Him, how near, how blest!