Father, we thro’ thy favourite Son

Verse 1
Father, we thro’ thy favourite Son
Approach thy mercy-seat,
Our suits in everything make known
Howe’er minute or great:
The least are not below thy care;
And if we still believe,
Above what we can ask in prayer,
Thou ready art to give.

Verse 2
Thy mercies which for ever last
Our prostrate souls adore,
And humbly thankful for the past
We boldly ask for more:

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Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: “Phil. 4:6–7. Be careful for nothing; but in everything by by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds thro’ Christ Jesus.” This hymn appears in the manuscript “MS Miscellaneous Verse 1786.” This manuscript is part of the collection of the Methodist Archive and Research Centre in The John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester (accession number DDCW 7/121b). Accessed through the website of The Center for Studies in the Wesleyan Tradition, Duke Divinity School. Published in S.T. Kimbrough Jr. and Oliver A. Beckerlegge, eds., The Unpublished Poetry of Charles Wesley, vol. 3 (Nashville: Kingswood Books, 1992), pages 432-33.
Publishing: Public Domain