The Hymnal ‎#307

307. O Love that wilt not let me go

1 O Love that wilt 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 followest all my way,
I yield my flickering 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 through pain,
I cannot close my heart to Thee;
I trace the rainbow through 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Love that wilt not let me go
• Author: Rev. George Matheson (1882)
• Meter: 8. 8. 8. 8. 6.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: The Life in Christ: Love and Communion; Christ: Advocate; Christ: Love of; Evangelistic Services; Love and Communion; Trust and Confidence

Tune Information

• Name: ST. MARGARET
• Composer: Albert L. Peace (1885)
• Meter: 8. 8. 8. 8. 6.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Tune used by permission of Novello and Company, Ltd.