Epiphany
Within the Father's House
- Words:
- James Russell Woodford, 1863.
- Music:
- 'Franconia' Johann Balthasar König, 1738.
- Setting:
- William Henry Havergal, 1847.
- Metre:
- 6 6 8 6
- 1Within the Father's houseThe Son hath found His home;And to His temple suddenlyThe Lord of Life hath come.
- 2The doctors of the lawGaze on the wondrous child,And marvel at His gracious wordsOf wisdom undefiled.
- 3Yet not to them is giv'nThe mighty truth to know,To lift the fleshly veil which hidesIncarnate God below.
- 4The secret of the LordEscapes each human eye,And faithful pond'ring hearts awaitThe full epiphany.
- 5Lord, visit Thou our souls,And teach us by Thy graceEach dim revealing of ThyselfWith loving awe to trace;
- 6Till from our darkened sightThe cloud shall pass away,And on the cleansèd soul shall burstThe everlasting day.
- 7Till we behold Thy face,And know, as we are known,Thee, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,Co-equal Three in One.
Scripture
Topics
In the hymnals
- The words are in 42 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
- The tune, Franconia, is in 267 hymnals. The tune →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project (Brian J. Dumont), which places its own work in the public domain. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.