Within the Father's House

1. With- in the Fa- ther's house The Son hath found His home; And to His tem- ple sud- den- ly The Lord of Life hath come.

2. The doc- tors of the law Gaze on the won- drous child, And mar- vel at His gra- cious words Of wis- dom un- de- filed.

3. Yet not to them is giv'n The might- y truth to know, To lift the flesh- ly veil which hides In- car- nate God be- low.

4. The se- cret of the Lord Es- capes each hu- man eye, And faith- ful pon- d'ring hearts a- wait The full e- pi- pha- ny.

5. Lord, vis-it Thou our souls, And teach us by Thy grace Each dim re- veal- ing of Thy- self With lo- ving awe to trace;