Hymns for the Living Church ‎#39

39. God Is Love; His Mercy Brightens

1 God is love: His mercy brightens
All the path in which we rove;
Bliss He wakes and woe He lightens:
God is wisdom, God is love.

2 Chance and change are busy ever;
Man decays and ages move;
But His mercy waneth never:
God is wisdom, God is love.

3 E'en the hour that darkest seemeth,
Will His changeless goodness prove;
Through the gloom His brightness streameth;
God is wisdom, God is love.

4 He with earthly cares entwineth
Hope and comfort from above;
Everywhere His glory shineth;
God is wisdom, God is love.

Text Information

• First Line: God is love; His mercy brightens
• Title: God Is Love; His Mercy Brightens
• Author: John Bowring (1825)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1974
• Scripture:
  Romans 11:33
  ;
  1 John 4:8
• Topic: God the Father: Attributes; God the Father: Love and Mercy; God the Father: Wisdom

Tune Information

• Name: CROSS OF JESUS
• Composer: John Stainer (1887)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7
• Key: F Major