Church Hymnary (4th ed.) ‎#557

557. O Love that wilt not let me go

1 O Love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee:
I give thee back the life I owe,
that in thine ocean depths its flow
may richer, fuller be.

2 O Light that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to thee:
my heart restores its borrowed ray,
that in thy sunshine's blaze its day
may brighter, fairer be.

3 O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee:
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
and feel the promise is not vain,
that morn shall tearless be.

4 O Cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from thee:
I lay in dust life's glory dead,
and from the ground there blossoms red
life that shall endless be.

Text Information

• First Line: O Love that wilt not let me go
• Author: George Matheson (1842-1906)
• Meter: 88 886
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2005
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 7:23
  ;
  1 John 3:16-18
  ;
  Genesis 9:13-14
  ;
  Isaiah 58:8
  ;
  John 3:14-15
  ;
  John 10:10
  ;
  John 10:28
  ;
  John 12:32
  ;
  John 12:46
  ;
  John 14:18
  ;
  Matthew 11:28
  ;
  Psalm 30:5
  ;
  Psalm 36:9
  ;
  Revelation 21:4
• Topic: Our Response to Christ: In Devotion; The Church Celebrates: Death and Grieving; Death and Bereavement; Eternal Life; God: Love of

Tune Information

• Name: ST. MARGARET
• Composer: Albert Lister Peace (1844-1912)
• Meter: 88 886
• Key: A♭ Major