The Love of the Father

[105 words]

It comes to me more and more,
Each day as I pass along,
The love of the Father eternal
Is over us tender and strong.

’Tis not alone in the sunshine
Our lives grow pure and true;
There is growth as well in the shadow,
And pain has a work to do.

A message comes in the heartache,
A whisper of love in the pain;
The pangs we have fought and conquered
Tell the sweet story of gain.

So it comes to me more and more
As I enter upon each new day;
The love of the Father eternal
Is over us all the way.

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