The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#435

435. There's a Wideness in God's Mercy

1 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.

2 There is welcome for the sinner,
And more graces for the good;
There is mercy with the Saviour;
There is healing in His blood.

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

4 If our love were but more simple,
We should take Him at His Word;
And our lives would be all sunshine
In the presence of our Lord.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: There's a wideness in God's mercy
• Title: There's a Wideness in God's Mercy
• Author: Frederick William Faber, (1814-1864) (a.)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Way of Salvation: Faith and Justification; Trinity, Fourteenth Sunday; Trinity, Twenty-second Sunday; Mercy of God

Tune Information

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