Kind Words ‎#37b

37b. Love of God, all love excelling!

1 Love of God, all love excelling!
How can I its wonders tell!
Now my troubled spirit quelling,
Now it breaks the power of hell:
O, what mercies, O what mercies
Start beneath its magic spell!

2 Love of God, all love embracing
In its wide extended arms;
All our doubts and fears displacing,
Saves our souls from death's alarms;
O, what sweetness, O, what sweetness
Dwells within its blissful charms.

3 Love of God, all love possessing!
Filling all our souls with joy;
Pouring on each heart a blessing,
Which no time can e'er destroy:
Now may praises, now may praises
All our hearts and tongues employ.

4 Love of God, all love extending
Far o'er sea and ocean strands;
Thou art on the breezes sending
Joyful news to distant lands;
May thy triumphs, may thy triumphs
Bind the world within thy bands.

Text Information

• First Line: Love of God, all love excelling!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1871
• Notes: Love of God. 8s, 7s, & 4s. Sing to the tune on page 22.

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