Hymns of Truth and Light ‎#72

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

Text Information

• First Line: There's a wideness in God's mercy
• Title: There's a Wideness in God's Mercy
• Author: Frederick W. Faber (1854, alt.)
• Meter: 87.87
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Topic: God: Grace and Mercy; God: Love

Tune Information

• Name: WELLESLEY
• Composer: Lizzie S. Tourjée (1877)
• Meter: 87.87
• Key: B♭ Major

Tune Information:

Lizzie Tourjée wrote this tune to accompany words her classmate had written for their high school graduation in Newton MA. Her father included it in a hymnal, where he set it to Faber's text