Hymn 74 – FATHER, before thy throne of light | C&S English Hymnary

1. FATHER, before thy throne of light The guardian angels bend And ever in thy presence bright Their psalms adoring blend And casting down each golden crown Beside the crystal Sea With voice and lyres in happy choir Hymn glory, Lord to thee. 2. And as the rainbow, lustre fails Athwart their glowing wing While Seraph unto Seraph calls And each thy goodness sings Oh! may we feel, as low we kneel To pray thee for thy grace That thou art here for all who fear The brightness of thy face. 3. Here where the Angels see us come To worship day by day Teach us to seek our heavenly home And serve thee e'ven as they With Cherubim and Seraphim With them thy love to own Till life’s first flower and fullness Power Be Thine and Thine alone AMEN