Father, Before Thy Throne of Light

Father

be­fore Thy throne of light

The guard­ian an­gels bend

And ev­er in Thy pre­sence bright

Their psalms ad­or­ing blend;

And cast­ing down each gold­en crown

Beside the crys­tal sea

With voice and lyre

in hap­py choir

Hymn glo­ry

Lord

to Thee.

And as the rain­bow lus­ter falls

Athwart their glow­ing wings

While ser­aph un­to ser­aph calls

And each Thy good­ness sings;

So may we feel

as low we kneel

To pray Thee for Thy grace

That Thou art here for all who fear

The bright­ness of Thy face.

Here

where the an­gels see us come

To wor­ship day by day

Teach us to seek our heav’n­ly home

And love Thee e’en as they;

Teach us to raise our notes of praise

With them Thy love to own

That child­hood’s flow­er and man­hood’s pow­er

Be Thine

and Thine alone.