"Loving-kindness"

A hymn written by Joseph Irons in Zion's Hymns. (in long meter)

"Loving-kindness"

1. Father, my soul delights to trace,
In my Redeemer's glorious face,
Thy loving-kindness, rich and free,
From everlasting fix'd on me.

2. This is the source of all my joy,
Which hell and sin can ne'er destroy;
In life, and death, my soul shall sing,
The loving-kindness of my King.

3. I'm number'd with the chosen race --
I'm justified, and sav'd by grace --
Yea, own'd by Christ, an heir of bliss --
What wondrous loving-kindness this.

4. 'Tis better, far, than life to me,
It binds me to th' eternal Three;
And when this mortal life is o'er,
Thy loving-kindness I'll adore.

5. Till then, my soul shall daily rest,
Upon my dear Redeemer's breast,
And view, in His atoning blood,
The loving-kindness of my God.