Psalter Number 278.   The Fatherly Love of God - Psalm 103
 

1. The tender love a father has

For all his children dear,

Such love the Lord bestows on them

Who worship Him in fear.

 

2. The Lord remembers we are dust,

And all our frailty knows;

Man's days are like the tender grass,

And as the flower he grows.

 

3. The flower is withered by the wind

That smites with blighting breath;

So man is quickly swept away

Before the blast of death.

 

4. Unchanging is the love of God,

From age to age the same,

Displayed to all who do His will

And reverence His Name.

 

5. Those who His gracious covenant keep

The Lord will ever bless;

Their children's children shall rejoice

To see His righteousness.