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| Text: | There's a Wideness in God's mercy |
| Author: | Frederick William Faber |
| Tune: | IN BABILONE |
| Arranger: | Julius Röntgen |
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 no place where earthly sorrows
are more felt than in God's heaven;
there's no place where earthly failings
have such kindly judgment given.
2 For the love of God is broader
than the measures of our minds;
and the heart of the Eternal
is most wonderfully kind.
If our love were but more faithful,
we would gladly trust God's Word,
and our lives would show thanksgiving
for the goodness of our God.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | There's a wideness in God's mercy |
| Title: | There's a Wideness in God's mercy |
| Author: | Frederick William Faber (1854, alt.) |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7.D. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1995 |
| Topic: | Adoration and Praise: God; God: Grace of; God: Love of (4 more...) |
| Notes: | Alternative tune: HOLY MANNA |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | IN BABILONE |
| Arranger: | Julius Röntgen (1906) |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7.D. |
| Key: | G Major |
| Source: | Dutch melody |
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