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     marker 99|  |  |  |  | The tender love a father has
 For all his children dear,
 Such love the Lord bestows on them
 Who worship Him in fear.
 
 
 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.
 
 
 The flower is withered by the wind
 That smites with blighting breath;
 So man is quickly swept away
 Before the blast of death.
 
 
 Unchanging is the love of God,
 From age to age the same,
 Displayed to all who do His will
 And reverence His Name.
 
 
 Those who His gracious cov’nant keep
 The Lord will ever bless;
 Their children’s children shall rejoice
 To see His righteousness.
 
 
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LYRICS
 
      
        | Meter: | 8  6  8  6   (C.M.) 
 |  | Writer(s): |  |  | Trans/Adapted: |  |  | Dates: | 1912 
 |  | Bible Refs: | Ps 103:13-18; 
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
  
   
         | Hymn/Song Book | Year | Song # |  |  | 1961 | # 85 |  
	
MUSIC
 
    
        | Name: | CAITHNESS 
 |  | Meter: | 8  6  8  6   (C.M.) 
 |  | Writer(s): |  |  | Dates: | 1635 
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
  
   
        | Hymn/Song Book | Song # | Key |  |  | # 131 | D |  |  | # 593 | Eb |  |  | # 599 | Eb |  |  | # 218 | Eb |  |  | # 424 | Eb |  |  | # 630 | Eb |  
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
  
   
        | Name | meter |  |  | 8  6  8  6   (C.M.) |  
echo ' | '; |