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Text:There's a Wideness in God's Mercy
Author:Frederick W. Faber, 1814-1863
Tune:WELLESLEY
Composer:Lizzie S. Tourjée

78. There's a Wideness in God's Mercy

1 There’s a wideness in God’s mercy,
Like the wideness of the sea;
There’s a kindness in His justice,
Which is more than liberty.

2 There is welcome for the sinner,
And more graces for the good;
There is mercy with the Savior;
There is healing in His blood.

3 For the love of God is broader
Than the measure of man's mind;
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind.

4 If our love were but more simple,
We should take Him at His word;
And our lives would be all sunshine
In the sweetness of our Lord.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: There's a wideness in God's mercy
Title: There's a Wideness in God's Mercy
Author: Frederick W. Faber, 1814-1863
Meter: 87.87
Language: English
Publication Date: 2011
Scripture:
Topic: God the Father: Love and Mercy; God: Love and Fatherhood
Tune Information
Name: WELLESLEY
Composer: Lizzie S. Tourjée
Meter: 87.87
Key: B♭ Major



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