O what a bless­ing,
How can I ex­press it?
Out of the full­ness
Of rap­ture I sing,
Now by the Fa­ther
Received and adopt­ed,
I am a child and
An heir of a king.

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I am adopt­ed,
O won­der­ful love,
Heir to a he­rit­age
Purchased above;
Tell it, my soul,
And joy­ful­ly sing,
I am a child and
An heir of a king.

O what a Fa­ther,
How ten­der­ly gra­cious,
O what a Sav­ior
To make me His care;
Tho’ I have slight­ed,
Rejected, and grieved Him,
Still He per­mits me
His king­dom to share.

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O the un­search­able
Riches He giv­eth,
Riches in­creas­ing
From day un­to day;
Treasures in val­ue
All oth­ers ex­cel­ling,
Treasures that ne­ver
Will rust nor de­cay.

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When I have fin­ished
The work He ap­points me,
When I have end­ed
My jour­ney be­low,
Then to my Fa­ther
And Je­sus my Sav­ior,
Home to a beau­ti­ful
Palace I go.

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