[Verse 1]
Three kinds of children walk the earth,
As Thou alone dost know;
Some return in holy grace,
Some bear the mark of woe.
[Chorus]
O Father, keep Thy children pure,
And guide us by Thy flame;
Till every child fulfils Thy will
And glorifies Thy name.
[Verse 2]
Some lived and sinned with grievous sin,
And darkness claimed their way;
Their spirits fell beneath the snare
Where Satan sought his prey.
[Chorus]
O Father, keep Thy children pure,
And guide us by Thy flame;
Till every child fulfils Thy will
And glorifies Thy name.
[Verse 3]
But some descend from Heaven's courts,
Sent by Thy sovereign hand;
Thy servants born to do Thy will
And fulfil Thy command.
[Chorus]
O Father, keep Thy children pure,
And guide us by Thy flame;
Till every child fulfils Thy will
And glorifies Thy name.
[Verse 4]
If Thou dost promise holy seed,
From Heaven shall he come;
Thou cleansest first the waiting womb
To make for him a home.
[Chorus]
O Father, keep Thy children pure,
And guide us by Thy flame;
Till every child fulfils Thy will
And glorifies Thy name.
[Verse 5]
If holy wombs would bear Thy gifts,
Their paths would brighter be;
Though storms may rise and foes may rage,
They still would walk with Thee.
[Chorus]
O Father, keep Thy children pure,
And guide us by Thy flame;
Till every child fulfils Thy will
And glorifies Thy name.
[Final Chorus]
O Father, keep Thy children pure,
And guide us by Thy flame;
Till every child fulfils Thy will
And glorifies Thy name.