Father and Friend, Thy Light, Thy Love

Verse 1 Father and Friend, Thy light, Thy love
Beaming through all Thy works we see;
Thy glory gilds the heav'ns above,
And all the earth is full of Thee.

Verse 2 Thy voice we hear, Thy presence feel,
While Thou, too pure for mortal sight,
Involved in clouds, invisible,
Reignest the Lord of life and light.

Verse 3 We know not in what hallowed part
Of the wide heav'ns Thy throne may be,
But this we know, that where Thou art,
Strength, wisdom, goodness dwell with Thee.

Verse 4 Thy children shall not faint nor fear,
Sustained by this exalted thought;
Since Thou, their God, art ev'rywhere,
They cannot be where Thou art not!