The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10425

10425. How Loving Is Jesus!

1 How loving is Jesus! who came from the sky,
In tenderest pity for sinners to die;
His hands and His feet they were nailed to the tree,
And all this He suffered for you and for me.

2 How gladly does Jesus free pardon impart
To all who receive Him by faith in their heart;
No evil befalls them, their home is above,
And Jesus throws round them the arms of His love.

3 How precious is Jesus to all who believe,
And out of His fullness what grace they receive!
When weak, He supports them; when erring, He guides;
And every thing needful He kindly provides.

4 Oh, give then to Jesus your earliest days,
They only are blessèd who walk in His ways;
In life and in death He will still be your friend,
For whom Jesus loves, He loves to the end.

Text Information

• First Line: How loving is Jesus! who came from the sky
• Title: How Loving Is Jesus!
• Author: Randall H. Ballantyne
• Meter: 11.11.11.11
• Language: English
• Source: Young Singer's Friend, or, the Lee Avenue Collection of Hymns and Songs by Jeremiah Johnson (New York: A. S. Barnes & Company, 1859)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: IBÉRICO
• Composer: Anonymous (1861)
• Meter: 11.11.11.11
• Key: F Major
• Source: The Sabbath School Pearl (New York: G. G. Schofield, 1861)
• Copyright: Public Domain