Thy Life I Read

Thy life I read

my dear­est Lord

With trans­port all di­vine;

Thine im­age trace in ev­ery word

Thy love in ev­ery line

Thy love in ev­ery line.

Methinks I see a thou­sand charms

Spread o’er Thy love­ly face

While in­fants in Thy ten­der arms

Receive the smil­ing grace

Receive the smil­ing grace.

I take these lit­tle lambs

said He

And lay them in My breast;

Protection they shall find in Me

In Me be ev­er blest

In Me be ev­er blest.

Death may the bands of life un­loose

But can’t dis­solve My love;

Millions of in­fant souls com­pose

The fa­mi­ly ab­ove

The fa­mi­ly ab­ove.