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title: Father of Everlasting Grace (Stamford)
key: A
time: 3/4
tempo: 100
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[Stanza A]
L1: Fa - ther of | ev - er - last - | ing grace, | Thy good - ness | and Thy truth | we praise,
L2: Send us the | Spir - it of | Thy Son, | To make the | depths of God - | head known,
L3: So shall we | pray, and ne - | ver cease, | So shall we | thank - ful - ly | con - fess
L4: Till, add - ed | to that hea - | ven - ly choir, | We raise our | songs of tri - | umph high - er,
S: d :s, :d | _m :r_ :d | s :- :f | m :- :d | _l, :t,_ :d | f :- :m
A: s, :m, :s, | _d :t,_ :d | d :- :t, | d :- :s, | l, :- :s, | f, :- :s,
T: m :d :m | _s :f_ :m | m :- :f | s :- :d | d :- :d | d :- :d
B: d :d :d | d :- :d | m, :- :r, | d, :- :m, | f, :- :m, | l, :- :d

[Stanza B]
L1: Thy good - ness | and Thy truth | we prove; | Thou hast, in | hon - our of | Thy Son,
L2: To make us | share the life | di - vine; | Send Him the | sprink - led blood | to ap - ply,
L3: Thy wis - dom, | truth, and power, | and love; | With joy un - | speak - a - ble | a - dore,
L4: And praise Thee | in a bold - | er strain, | Out - soar the | first - born ser - | aph's flight,
S: [Key=E] _(m)l :s_ :f | m :- :s | d' :- :m | _r :m_ :f | m :- :r | d :- :-
A: [Key=E] (fe)t, :- :t, | d :- :r | d :- :d | d :- :d | d :- :t, | d :- :-
T: [Key=E] (s)f :- :s | s :- :s | l :- :l | l :- :l | s :- :f | m :- :-
B: [Key=E] (l,)r :- :r | d :- :t, | l, :- :l | _f :m_ :r | s :- :s, | d :- :-

[Stanza C]
L1: The gift un - | speak - a - ble | sent down, | The Spir - it | of life, and | power, and love.
L2: Send Him our | souls to sanc - | ti - fy, | And show and | seal us ev - | er Thine.
L3: With joy un - | speak - a - ble | a - dore, | And bless and | praise Thee ev - | er - more,
L4: And sing, with | all our friends | in light, | Thy ev - er - | last - ing love | to man.
S: [Key=A] _(s)r :m_ :f | m :- :d | _s, :l,_ :ta, | l, :- :d | f :- :r | _t, :l,_ :s,
A: [Key=A] (d)s, :s, :s, | s, :- :m, | _m, :f,_ :s, | f, :- :l, | l, :- :l, | s, :- :s,
T: [Key=A] _(m)t, :d_ :r | d :- :d | d :- :d | d :- :d | r :- :r | _r :d_ :t,
B: [Key=A] _(d)s, :s,_ :t,, | d, :- :d, | d :- :m, | f, :- :f, | r, :- :f, | s, :- :f,

[Stanza D]
L1: The Spir - it | of life, and | power, and love. | | |
L2: And show and | seal us ev - | er Thine. | | |
L3: And serve Thee | as Thy hosts | a - bove. | | |
L4: Thy ev - er - | last - ing love | to man. | | |
S: d :r :m | r :- :s | f :- :m | _r :l,_ :d | d :- :t, | d :- :-
A: s, :- :s, | s, :- :t, | l, :- :s, | l, :- :f, | s, :- :s, | s, :- :-
T: s, :- :d | t, :- :r | _d :r_ :m | f :- :d | _r :m_ :f | m :- :-
B: _m, :r,_ :d, | s, :- :s, | _l, :t,_ :d | f, :- :l, | s, :- :s, | d, :- :-