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{ "title": "The tender love a father has", "author": "", "tune": "Avondale", "number": "85", "lyrics": "From Psalm 103:13-18\n\nThe tender love a father has\nFor all his children dear,\nSuch love the Lord bestows on them\nWho worship him in fear.\n\nThe Lord remembers we are dust,\nAnd all our frailty knows;\nMan's days are like the tender grass,\nAnd as the flower he grows.\n\nThe flower is withered by the wind\nThat smites with blighting breath;\nSo man is quickly swept away\nBefore the blast of death.\n\nUnchanging is the love of God,\nFrom age to age the same,\nDisplayed to all who do his will\nAnd reverence his Name.\n\nThose who his gracious cov'nant keep\nThe Lord will ever bless;\nTheir children's children shall rejoice\nTo see his righteousness.", "first_line": "From Psalm 103:13-18" }