Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#240

240. O Love that Will Not Let Me Go

1. O love that will 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 follows all my way,
I yield my flick'ring 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 thru' pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow thru' 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 will not let me go
• Title: O Love that Will Not Let Me Go
• Author: George Matheson (1882)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Romans 8:38-39
• Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 11
• Notes: Text by Scottish pastor George Matheson, from Life and Work (1882).

Tune Information

• Name: ST. MARGARET
• Composer: Albert L. Peace (1884)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.6
• Incipit: 55556 7117
• Key: A♭ Major
• Notes: ST. MARGARET by Scottish organist Albert L. Peace, from The Scottish Hymnal (1884).