The Father Rejoices

[for “Friend of a Rejoicing Father”]

O child, you are a precious jewel;
a priceless princess, loved and dear
Be not, by the enemy, fooled;
your Daddy loves you, listen clear
Delight and joy you bring to Him;
He sees in you the best, the truth
Your gift of friendship comes from Him,
and prophesied by your name, Ruth

The Father longs to be with you,
to be your friend, to love your soul
He wants to give His all to you;
He longs to let you know you're whole
He wants to bless you more each day
and give you hope and grace and faith
The Father loves you more today
and for your love He always waits

He rejoices in you as His child;
you bring more joy to Him as you grow
A woman of good friendship is inside,
He wants to let the people know
That you are favored, treasured and delighted in;
that His mercies in you never fail
That as a Father, you are a child He rejoices in;
that's why He called you Abigail

And just as you receive abundant love,
you will give freely from above
That as you grow in beauty and grace,
His glory will be seen in your face
In each day of your life you'll live
in love, through friendship you will give
For love is a weapon against the enemy;
it's Dad's love that will lead you to victory

The Father rejoices as He's seeing
that in Him you live and move and have you being
Just live and move and walk in love;
you have divine covering from up above
O, friend of a rejoicing Father, rise;
you are lovely and strong in His eyes
No weapon formed against His love for you
can triumph for you conquer through and through