Definitions for the "old-timey" words in the hymn O My Father
dwell (or dwellest): live at a certain place
behold: see
habitation: place where you live
reside: live at a certain place
primeval: ancient times
nurture: care for
withheld: kept away
recollection: being able to remember
restored: given back
at length: after a long time
1. O my Father, thou that dwellest
In the high and glorious place,
When shall I regain thy presence
And again behold thy face?
In thy holy habitation,
Did my spirit once reside?
In my first primeval childhood
Was I nurtured near thy side?
2. For a wise and glorious purpose
Thou hast placed me here on earth
And withheld the recollection
Of my former friends and birth;
Yet ofttimes a secret something
Whispered, "You're a stranger here,"
And I felt that I had wandered
From a more exalted sphere.
3. I had learned to call thee Father,
Thru thy Spirit from on high,
But, until the key of knowledge
Was restored, I knew not why.
In the heav'ns are parents single?
No, the thought makes reason stare!
Truth is reason; truth eternal
Tells me I've a mother there.
4. When I leave this frail existence,
When I lay this mortal by,
Father, Mother, may I meet you
In your royal courts on high?
Then, at length, when I've completed
All you sent me forth to do,
With your mutual approbation
Let me come and dwell with you.
We took the lyrics of this hymn and divided them up into three categories - Pre-Mortal Existance, Earth Life, and Eternal Potential
All lessons and lesson materials are from “Come Follow Me” (available on lds.org, Sunday School section, “Come Follow Me” - Sunday School) or click on the link in the lesson name above. For more information, feel free to look over the lesson materials for this week online, or ask Sister Rogers!
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