G D
v.1 O my Father, thou that dwellest
v.2 For a wise and glorious purpose
v.4 When I leave htis frail existence, D7 G
In the high and glorious place,
Thou hast placed me here on earth
When I lay this mortal by, D
When shall I regain thy presence
And witheld the recollection
Father, Mother, may I meet you D7 G
And again behold thy face?
Of my former friends and birth;
In your royal courts on high? C G
In thy holy habitation,
Yet ofttimes a secret something
Then, at length, when I've completed D7 G
Did my spirit once reside?
Whispered, "you're a stranger here,"
All you sent me forth to do, C G
In my first primeval childhood
And I felt that I had wandered
With your mutual approbation D G
Was I nurtured near thy side?
From a more exalted sphere.
