The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal ‎#128

128. Oh, Love, How Deep

1 Oh, love, how deep, how broad, how high,
Beyond all thought and fantasy,
That God, the Son of God, should take
Our mortal form for mortal's sake!

2 He sent no angel to our race,
Of higher or of lower place,
But wore the robe of human frame,
And to this world Himself he came.

3 For us baptized, for us he bore
His holy fast and hungered sore;
For us temptation sharp he knew,
For us the tempter overthrew.

4 For us he prayed, for us he taught;
For us his daily works he wrought.
By words and signs and actions thus
Still seeking not himself, but us.

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, love, how deep, how broad, how high
• Title: Oh, Love, How Deep
• Author: Thomas a Kempis, 1380-1471
• Translator: Benjamin Webb, 1819-1885 (alt.)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Topic: Lent/Palm Sunday

Tune Information

• Name: DEO GRACIAS
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: g minor
• Source: English, 15th Century