1 Father of Jesus Christ, my Lord,
My Saviour, and my Head,
I trust in Thee, whose powerful word
Hath rais'd Him from the dead.
2 Thou know'st for my offence He died,
And rose again for me;
Fully and freely justified,
That I might live to Thee.
3 Eternal life to all mankind
Thou hast in Jesus given;
And all who seek, in Him, shall find
The happiness of heaven.
4 Obedient faith, that waits on Thee,
Thou never wilt reprove;
But Thou wilt form Thy Son in me,
And perfect me in love.
5 To Thee the glory of Thy power
And faithfulness I give.
I shall in Christ, at that glad hour,
And Christ in me shall live.
Source: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #219
First Line: | Father of Jesus Christ my Lord, My Savior, and my Head |
Title: | Faith Counted For Righteousness |
Author: | Charles Wesley |
Meter: | 8.6.8.6 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Father of Jesus Christ my Lord, My Saviour, &c. C Wesley. [Faith in the Promises and Power of God.] From a hymn of 10 stanzas in 4 lines on Rom. iv. 16, &c, in Hymns & Sacred Poems, 1742, p. 248, 11 stanza were given in the Wesleyan Hymn Book, 1780, as No. 350. The same arrangement is in the revised edition, 1875, and other collections (Poetical Works, 1868-72, vol. ii. p. 309). A cento from the original beginning (stanza ix.), "In hope against all human hope," was given in the American Methodist Episcopal Hymns, 1849.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)