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Author: Clara McAlister Brooks Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project First Line: O love divine, no soul has e'er Lyrics: 1 O love divine! no soul has e’er Thy wondrous depths explored; O priceless gift! we fain would have Thy riches on us poured. Let mortals join with all their might, Let earth and heaven both unite To sing thy praise both day and night— The half can ne’er be told. 2 O love divine, what treasures yet Within thy coffers lie! The gold and silver of the earth Would not thy riches buy. E’en though the sands upon the shore Of every sea should turn to ore Of choicest metal, ’twere no more Than naught compared to thee. 3 O love divine, in thee our souls Eternal pleasures find, Surpassing all that earth could give, Were all its pow’rs combined. Thy music sweet we love to sing, Our spirits e’er to thee would cling, An off’ring now of praise we bring, In humble sacrifice. 4 O love divine, ’tis wonderful That mortals here below May share thy grace most excellent, Thy wondrous power know! Around our hearts fore’er entwine, And let thy beauties in us shine, That we may be, O love divine, Completely lost in thee. Select Hymns, 1911 (Timeless Truths) Used With Tune: [O love divine, no soul has e'er]

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[O love divine, no soul has e'er]

Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Andrew L. Byers Hymnal Title: Timeless Truths Tune Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/O_Love_Divine); Faith Publishing House, Echoes from Heaven, 1976 (126); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (161) Tune Key: G Major Used With Text: O Love Divine

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O Love Divine

Author: Clara M. Brooks Hymnal: Select Hymns #161 (1911) Hymnal Title: Select Hymns First Line: O love divine! no soul has e'er Tune Title: [O love divine! no soul has e'er]

O Love Divine

Author: Clara M. Brooks Hymnal: Timeless Truths #763 Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Hymnal Title: Timeless Truths First Line: O love divine! no soul has e'er Lyrics: 1 O love divine! no soul has e’er Thy wondrous depths explored; O priceless gift! we fain would have Thy riches on us poured. Let mortals join with all their might, Let earth and heaven both unite To sing thy praise both day and night— The half can ne’er be told. 2 O love divine, what treasures yet Within thy coffers lie! The gold and silver of the earth Would not thy riches buy. E’en though the sands upon the shore Of every sea should turn to ore Of choicest metal, ’twere no more Than naught compared to thee. 3 O love divine, in thee our souls Eternal pleasures find, Surpassing all that earth could give, Were all its pow’rs combined. Thy music sweet we love to sing, Our spirits e’er to thee would cling, An off’ring now of praise we bring, In humble sacrifice. 4 O love divine, ’tis wonderful That mortals here below May share thy grace most excellent, Thy wondrous power know! Around our hearts fore’er entwine, And let thy beauties in us shine, That we may be, O love divine, Completely lost in thee. Scripture: 1 John 4:16 Tune Title: [O love divine, no soul has e'er]

O Love Divine

Author: Clara McAlister Hymnal: Truth in Song #161 (1907) Hymnal Title: Truth in Song First Line: O love divine! no soul has e'er Topics: Love Languages: English Tune Title: [O love divine! no soul has e'er]

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Clara McAlister Brooks

1882 - 1980 Person Name: Clara M. Brooks Hymnal Title: Timeless Truths Author of "O Love Divine" in Timeless Truths Birth: Oct. 9, 1882, Parke County, Indiana, USA Death: Mar. 20, 1980, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA Clara McAlister Brooks was one of our early songwriters and four of her pieces are in the current hymnal. From the earliest days of the movement we have had women prominent in all forms of our ministry—missionaries, evangelists, teachers, pastors, and God has honored their sacrificial labors. For that reason we can stand in amazement when here, in the 1970s, such old-line denominations as the Episcopal church are being racked with controversy over whether the ordination of women is permissible. But before we gather Pharisaic robes about ourselves, perhaps we need to look candidly at the way in which we, too, succumbed to some of the cultural and prejudicial patterns of later decades! --www.whwomenclergy.org/articles/

A. L. Byers

1869 - 1952 Person Name: Andrew L. Byers Hymnal Title: Timeless Truths Composer of "[O love divine, no soul has e'er]" in Timeless Truths Andrew Linnaeus Byers was born on August 26, 1869 in Albany, Illinois. Byers’ mother was song writer Nancy Byers. In 1890 he became involved with Daniel Warner & Barney Warren in evangelistic work; later joined the Gospel Trumpet publishing company as music editor for a year. He left that work because of health problems and worked as an evangelist and pastor in Idaho & Oregon before taking a pastorate in Sacramento, California, in 1934. He died on November 9, 1952 in Sacramento, California. His works include: Birth of a Reformation: The Life and Labors of D. S. Warner, 1922 NN, Hymnary.