The Hymnal ‎#240

240. There's a wideness in God's mercy

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

There is no place where earth's sorrows
Are more felt than up in heaven;
There is no place where earth's failings
Have such kindly judgment given.
There is plentiful redemption
In the blood that has been shed;
There is joy for all the members
In the sorrows of the Head.

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

Text Information

• First Line: There's a wideness in God's mercy
• Author: Frederick William Faber (1862, cento)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Sundays after Trinity: The Divine Mercy; Parochial Missions

Tune Information

• Name: BEECHER
• Composer: John Zundel (1870)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 D.
• Incipit: 55653 23217 61654
• Key: B♭ Major