I HAVE SUCH A GRACIOUS FATHER
I have such a gracious Father Who has saved me from my sin;
Cleansed me from my foul transgressions, made me pure without, within.
When I cried out for salvation, in His Word my God replied:
Child of mine, O look to Jesus, trust His mercies now applied.
I have such a loving Father Who enfolds me in His arms.
When I'm weak and scared and lonely, all my worries He disarms.
When I cry out for compassion, in His Word my God replies:
Child of mine, look, see new mercies breaking with the morning skies.
I have such a mighty Father Who is King and Lord of all.
He upholds me by His power, lest I stumble, faint, or fall.
When I cry out for protection, in His Word my God replies:
Child of mine, look, see new mercies breaking with the morning skies.
I have such a faithful Father Who abides in Heav'n above.
Though I wander, He is waiting and will welcome me with love.
When I cry out for direction, in His Word my God replies:
Child of mine, look, see new mercies breaking with the morning skies.
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REFLECTION
This hymn was inspired by the famous words from Lamentations 3:22-23, “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” No matter what hardship we face, these are the comforting words that God speaks to His children to help us through. The final line of the first stanza does not follow the pattern established in the last three. This was intentional, so as to establish that God's mercies are most specifically given to us in the person of Jesus Christ. God’s new morning mercy is His Son. Apart from the salvation mercy we find in Christ Jesus, nothing else would really matter. So when we awake to greet a new day and receive God’s mercy and blessing, we receive those mercies because of Jesus.
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