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

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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 the mind;
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind.
If our love were but more faithful,
We should rest upon God's word;
And our lives would be thanksgiving
For the goodness of the 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: 8 7 8 7 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2012
• Scripture:
  Mark 6:30-34
  ;
  Romans 8:18-39
  ;
  Romans 11:33-35
• Topic: Penance: Sacraments; Alienation; Comfort; Freedom; Grace; Healing; Jesus Christ; Joy; Justice; Love for Others; Love of God for Us; Mercy, Forgiveness; Reconciliation, Atonement, Forgiveness; Redemption; Salvation; Saving Blood of Christ; Sickness; Sin

Tune Information

• Name: IN BABILONE
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 D
• Key: G Major
• Source: Oude en Nieuwe Hollantse Boerenlieties en Contredansen, c.1710