SOVEREIGN of all the worlds on high, Allow my humble claim; Nor, while unworthy...
Verse 1
SOVEREIGN of all the worlds on high, Allow my humble claim; Nor, while unworthy I draw nigh, Disdain a Father's name.
Verse 2
" My Father God!" that gracious sound Dispels my guilty fear; Not all the harmony of heaven Could so delight my ear.
Verse 3
Come, Holy Spirit, seal the grace On my expanding heart; And show that in the Father's love I share a filial part.
Verse 4
Cheered by a witness so divine, Unwavering I believe; And, " Abba, Father," humbly cry; Nor can the sign deceive.
