Scripture Verse

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. Romans 8:16

Introduction

Words: Fred­er­ick L. Hos­mer, 1891. Writ­ten for the de­di­ca­tion of the First Uni­ta­ri­an Church, Oma­ha, Ne­bras­ka, Feb­ru­ary 6, 1891.

Music: Caith­ness Scot­tish Psal­ter, 1635 (🔊 pdf nwc).

portrait
Frederick Hosmer
(1840–1929)

Lyrics

O Thou whose Spir­it wit­ness bears
Within our spir­its free,
That we Thy child­ren are and heirs
Of Thine eter­ni­ty.

Here may this sim­ple faith sub­lime
O’er-arch us like the sky;
Secure be­low the drift of time
Its firm foun­da­tions lie.

Our thought o’er­flows each writ­ten scroll
Our creeds arise and fall;
The life of God with­in the soul
Lives and out­lasts them all.