Father, Thy Son Hath Died

Father, Thy Son hath died

Author: Horatius Bonar
Published in 4 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Father, thy Son hath died
The sinner's death of woe;
Stooping in love from heaven to earth,
Our curse to undergo,
Upon the hateful tree:
Give glory to thy Son, O Lord!
Put honor on that name of names
By blessing me!

2 Father, thy Son hath poured
His life-blood on this earth,
To cleanse away our guilt and stains,
To give us second birth,
From sin to set us free:
Give glory to thy Son, O Lord!
Put honor on that name of names
By cleansing me!

Source: The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #378

Author: Horatius Bonar

Horatius Bonar was born at Edinburgh, in 1808. His education was obtained at the High School, and the University of his native city. He was ordained to the ministry, in 1837, and since then has been pastor at Kelso. In 1843, he joined the Free Church of Scotland. His reputation as a religious writer was first gained on the publication of the "Kelso Tracts," of which he was the author. He has also written many other prose works, some of which have had a very large circulation. Nor is he less favorably known as a religious poet and hymn-writer. The three series of "Hymns of Faith and Hope," have passed through several editions. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Father, Thy Son hath died
Title: Father, Thy Son Hath Died
Author: Horatius Bonar
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Give glory to thy Son, O Lord!
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Father, Thy Son hath died. H. Bonar. [Jesus, the Name of Names.] This hymn on the life, death, resurrection, ascension, and glory of Jesus, with the simple but beautiful petition at the close of each stanza,

“Put honour on that Name of names,
By blessing me,"

appeared in the 1st series of his Hymns of Faith and Hope, 1857, in 7 stanzas of 9 lines, the refrain being changed, as "blessing," to "pardoning," &c, throughout. Although in common use in a few collections, its use is not equal to its merits. Possibly its peculiar metre may account for this neglect

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Instances

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Song Worship for Sunday Schools #110

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #311a

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d238

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The Voice of Praise #378

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