Journeysongs (2nd ed.) ‎#748

748. 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 God's justice
Which is more than liberty.
There is plentiful redemption
In the blood that has been shed;
There is joy for all the members
In the sorrows of the Head.

2 For the love of God is broader
Than the measures of our mind;
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind.
If our love were but more simple
We should take him at his word;
And our lives would be illumined
By the presence of our Lord.

3 Troubled souls, why will you scatter
Like a crowd of frightened sheep?
Foolish hearts! why will you wander
From a love so true and deep?
There is welcome for the sinner
And more graces for the good;
There is mercy with the Savior,
There is healing in his blood.

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, 1814-1863 (alt.)
• Meter: 87 87 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2003
• Scripture:
  Psalm 33:4-5
  ;
  Psalm 69:16
  ;
  Psalm 103
• Topic: Healing; Love of God for Us; Mercy; Petition/Prayer; Salvation; Sin; Service Music for Mass: Introductory Rites: Entrance Song; Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest: Entrance Song

Tune Information

• Name: IN BABILONE
• Meter: 87 87 D
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: Oude en Nieuwe Hollandtse Boerenlieties en Contradansen, ca. 1710