The Book of Worship ‎#79

79. O love divine, how sweet Thou art!

1 O love divine, how sweet Thou art!
When shall I find my willing heart
All taken up by Thee?
I long, and thirst, and faint, to prove
The greatness of redeeming love--
The love of Christ to me.

2 Stronger His love than death or hell;
Its reaches are unsearchable;
The first-born sons of light
Desire, in vain, its depths to see;
They cannot reach the mystery,
The length, and breadth, the height.

3 Oh that I could for ever sit,
With Mary, at the Master's feet!
Be this my happy choice,
My only care, delight, and bliss,
My joy, my heaven on earth be this,
To hear the Bridegroom's voice.

4 Oh that I could, with favored John,
Recline my weary head upon
The dear Redeemer's breast!
From care, and sin, and sorrow free,
Give me, O Lord, to find in Thee
My everlasting rest.

Text Information

• First Line: O love divine, how sweet Thou art!
• Meter: C. P. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1867
• Topic: God the Son: Preciousness

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