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AY the grace of Christ our Saviour, 2 Thus may we abide in union
And the Father's boundless love,

With each other and the Lord, With the Holy Spirit's favor,

And possess, in sweet communion, Rest upon us from above.

Joys which earth cannot afford.

John Newton, 1779 (Alternate tune for 417) LODSWORTH Six 8s.

English Traditional Melody

All the fee · ble gen - tly lead - ing, While the lambs Thybo - som share;

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4 So shall they, waiting here below,

Like Thee, their Lord, a little span,
In wisdom and in stature grow,
And favor with both God and man.

Wm, Walsham How, 1850, 1871

STELLA Six 8s.

Old English melody in Easy Hymn Tunes, 1851

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Fa - ther, in Thy Fa - ther's heart We know our chil · dren have their part;

3 Fulfil Thy covenant of love,

Baptize our children from above;
Thy best, Thy highest gift impart,
The blessing of a childlike heart,
And mould them through life's strain and stress
To the full growth of perfectness.

Ella S. Armitage, 1887

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