1. O my Father, Thou that dwellest
In the high and glorious place!
When shall I regain Thy presence,
And again behold Thy face?
In Thy holy habitation,
Did my spirit once reside;
In my first primeval childhood,
Was I nurtured near Thy side

2. For a wise and glorious purpose
Thou hast plac'd me here on earth,
And withheld the recollection
Of my former friends and birth,
Yet oft-times a secret something
Whisper'd, "You're a stranger here;"
And I felt that I had wanderd
From a more exalted sphere

3. I had learn'd to call thee Father,
Thro' Thy Spirit from on high;
But until the Key of Knowledge
Was restored, I knew not why.
In the heav'ns are parents single?
No; the tho't makes reason stare!
Truth is reason, truth eternal,
Tells me I've a mother there.

4. When I leave this frail existence,
When I lay this mortal by,
Father, Mother, may I meet you
In your royal courts on high?
Then, at length, when I've completed
All you sent me forth to do,
With your mutual approbation
Let me come and dwell with you.