Hymn 309
I sing the love of God my Father
- mf I sing the love of God, my Father,
Whose Spirit abides within;
Who changes all my grief to gladness.
And pardons me all my sin.
mp Though clouds may lower, dark and dreary.
mfYet He has promised to be near;
He gives me sunshine for my shadow,
And "beauty for ashes," here.
He gives me joy... in place of sor...row;
He gives me love... that casts out fear;
f He gives me sunshine for my shadow,
And "beauty for ashes," here.
- f I sing the love of Christ, my Saviour,
Who suffered upon the tree;
That, in the secret of His presence,
My bondage might freedom be.
He comes "to bind the broken hearted;"
He comes the fainting soul to cheer;
He gives me "oil of joy" for mourning,
And "beauty for ashes," here.
- mf I sing the beauty of the Gospel
That catters not thorns but flowers;
That bids me scatter smiles and sunbeams
Wherever are lonely hours.
The "garment of His praise" it offers
For "heaviness of spirit," drear;
f It gives me sunshine for my shadow,
And "beauty for ashes," here.
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