Days with joy o'er-flowing, Care nor sad-ness know-ing, Must ye pass a

Heav'n-ly Father, Heav'n-ly Father, Hear the pray'r we of-fer

On Thine al - tar laid we leave them: O re-ceive them, Lord! re-ceive them!

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2 Vows and longings, hopes and fears,
Broken-hearted sighs and tears,
Dreams of what we yet might be,
Could we cling more close to Thee;
All that childlike love can render

Of devotion true and tender,

On Thine altar laid we leave them:

O receive them, Lord! receive them! AMEN.

After last verse.

8:

AMEN.

Well may the grateful child rejoice In such a Father's love!

2 We come not as the mighty come;

Not as the proud we bow;

But as the pure in heart should find,

Seek we thine altar now.

In joy we wake, in peace we sleep,
Safe from all dread alarms;

Not folded in an angel's wings,
But in a Father's arms.