1 Father, again in Jesus' Name we meet,
And bow in penitence beneath your feet:
Again to you our feeble voices raise,
To sue for mercy, and to sing your praise.

2 O we would bless you for your ceaseless care,
And all your works from day to day declare:
Is not our life with hourly mercies crowned?
Does not your arm encircle us around?

3 Alas, unworthy of your boundless love,
Too oft with careless feet from you we rove;
But now, encouraged by your voice, we come,
Returning sinners to a Father's home.

4 O by that Name in whom all fullness dwells,
O by that love which ev'ry love excels,
O by that blood so freely shed for sin,
Open blest mercy's gate, and take us in.