The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) ‎#284

284. The Love of God

1 The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell;
It goes beyond the highest star,
And reaches to the lowest hell;
The guilty pair, bowed down with care,
God gave His Son to win;
His erring child He reconciled,
And pardoned from his sin.

Refrain:
Oh, love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure
The saints' and angels' song.

2 When hoary time shall pass away,
And earthly thrones and kingdoms fall;
When men who here refuse to pray,
On rocks and hills and mountains call;
God's love, so sure, shall still endure,
All measureless and strong;
Redeeming grace to Adam's race
The saints' and angels' song. [Refrain]

3 Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made;
Were ev'ry stalk on earth a quill,
And ev'ry man a scribe by trade;
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry;
Nor could the scroll contain the whole
Tho' stretched from sky to sky. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: The love of God is greater far
• Title: The Love of God
• Author: F. M. Lehman
• Refrain First Line: Oh, love of God, how rich and pure!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2001
• Topic: Atonement; Love; Salvation; Security; Solos

Tune Information

• Name: LOVE OF GOD
• Composer: F. M. Lehman
• Arranger: Claudia Lehman Mays
• Key: E♭ Major