I was riding a plane when in the aisle next to me, a little child reached his arms up to his dad and said, “Abba, abba”. Linguist teach that the term, “Abba” does not mean “daddy” but more of an intimate respectful term…but hearing a little toddler say it, well it was quite tender. And in some Christian circles the term Daddy God is used – and in my life I realize that I know Father God about as much if not less than a toddler understands his father.
There are days still in my old life I wanna reach up my hands in a child-like, yet reverent way, to the Father-God-Daddy who adopted me.
– Doug
ABBA To Me | Lyrics
When children speak Hebrew
And they call their father
Abba is the word that the children will use
The Father in Heaven
Calls us His children
Jesus says that Abba is the word we can use
Abba Abba
The Father of Jesus is Abba to me
Abba Abba
The Father of Jesus is Abba to me
When children speak Russian
And they call their father
Papa is the word that the children will use
The Father in Heaven
Calls us His children
Jesus says that Papa is the word we can use
Papa Papa
The Father of Jesus is Papa to me
Papa Papa
The Father of Jesus is Papa to me
When children speak Spanish
And they call their father
Papi is the word that the children will use
The Father in Heaven
Calls us His children
Jesus says that Papi is the word we can use
Papi Papi
The Father of Jesus is Papi to me
Papi Papi
The Father of Jesus is Papi to me
When children speak Chinese
And they call their father
Baba is the word that the children will use
The Father in Heaven
Calls us His children
Jesus says that Baba is the word we can use
Baba Baba
The Father of Jesus is Baba to me
Baba Baba
The Father of Jesus is Baba to me
When children speak English
And they call their father
Daddy is the word that the children will use
The Father in Heaven
Calls us His children
Jesus says that Daddy is the word we can use
Daddy Daddy
The Father of Jesus is Daddy to me
Daddy Daddy
The Father of Jesus is Daddy to me
He’s the Papa of Papas
The Papi of Papis
The Baba of Babas
The Daddy of Daddies
Abba Abba
The Father of Jesus is Abba to me
Abba Abba
The Father of Jesus is Abba to me
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